GM1 ganglioside induced myocardial restoration and survival of mice with experimental Chagas' disease

Acta Tropica

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 295-302

  Cossy Isasi, S ^a   Fernandez, A R ^b   Paglini, P ^b   Bronia, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b Catedra Fis Biomedica Fac Cie M   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; Electrocardiographic records; Monosialoganglioside GM1; Survival; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE GM1; GANGLIOTETRAOSYLCERAMIDE; NEUREX 100; NIFEDIPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GM1 GANGLIOSIDOSIS; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; G(M1) GANGLIOSIDE; HEART; MALE; MICE; NIFEDIPINE; PARASITEMIA;

ANIMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0032702184     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(99)00030-3     Document Type: Article

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