Molecular mimicry between cardiac myosin and Trypanosoma cruzi antigen B13: Identification of a B13-driven human T cell clone that recognizes cardiac myosin

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1305-1308

  Abel, L C J ^a   Kalil, J ^a   Cunha Neto, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiac myosin; Chagas' disease; Crossreactive T cells; Molecular mimicry; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

MYOSIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLONE CELLS; CROSS REACTIONS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MYOSINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031266662     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1997001100007     Document Type: Article

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