Depletion of radiosensitive leukocytes exacerbates the heart sympathetic denervation and parasitism in experimental Chagas' disease in rats

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-157

  Melo, Rossana C N ^a   R s MacHado, Conceição ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; Gamma irradiation; Myocarditis; Nerve terminal damage; Sympathetic denervation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RAT; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LEUKOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYOCARDIUM; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0032522102     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(97)00248-8     Document Type: Article

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