Morphometry and acetylcholinesterase activity of the myenteric neurons of the mouse colon in the chronic phase of experimental Trypanosoma cruzi infection

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 721-725

  Maifrino, Laura Beatriz Mesiano ^a   Liberti, Edson Aparecido ^b   Watanabe, Ii Sei ^b   De Souza, Romeu Rodrigues ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DANTE PAZZANESE DE CARDIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CYTOCHROME B5 REDUCTASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0032903764     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.721     Document Type: Article

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