Immunohistochemical characterization of the inflammatory infiltrate in placental Chagas' disease: A qualitative and quantitative analysis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 319-324

  Altemani, Albina M ^a   Bittencourt, Achiléa L ^b   Lana, Ana Maria A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MACROPHAGE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA VILLUS; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; T LYMPHOCYTE; TROPHOBLAST; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0034015658     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.319     Document Type: Article

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