Parasite persistence in the aetiology of Chagas disease

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 550-554

  Tarleton, Rick L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Chagas disease; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0035340666     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00158-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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