Modulation of chagasic cardiomyopathy by interleukin-4: Dissociation between inflammation and tissue parasitism

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 703-709

  Soares, M B P ^a   Silva Mota, K N ^a   Lima, R S ^a   Bellintani, M C ^a   Pontes de Carvalho, L ^a   Ribeiro dos Santos, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TH1 CELL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0034884975     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)61741-5     Document Type: Article

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