Overexpression of neural cell adhesion molecule in Chagas' myocarditis

Human Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 149-155

  Soler, Alejandro Peralta ^a,b,c,d   Gilliard, Gwendolyn ^a,b,c,d   Xiong, Yanming ^a,b,c,d   Knudsen, Karen A ^a,b,c,d   Martin, Jack L ^a,b,c,d   De Suarez, Claudia Blandenier ^a,b,c,d   Mota Gamboa, Jose D ^a,b,c,d   Mosca, Walter ^a,b,c,d   Zoppi, Luis Briceno ^a,b,c,d  

^a Lankenau Institute for Medical Research   (Venezuela)

^b Bryn Mawr Hospital   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^d INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion molecules; Chagas' myocarditis; Neural cell adhesion molecule; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOG; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MOUSE; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL DETECTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0035123856     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.21562     Document Type: Article

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