Decreased CD4+ circulating T lymphocytes in patients with gastrointestinal Chagas disease

Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 150-155

  Lemos, E M ^a   Reis, D D ^c   Adad, S J ^b   Silva, G C ^a   Crema, E ^b   Correa Oliveira, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Ctro de Pesq René Rachou ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PARASITEMIA; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH MUCOSA; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0031688135     PISSN: 00901229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/clin.1998.4549     Document Type: Article

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