Pathogenesis of Chagas heart disease: Role of autoimmunity

Acta Tropica

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 123-132

  Engman, David M ^a   Leon, Juan S ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Chagas heart disease; Myocarditis; Myosin

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

PROTOZOAN;

AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CHAGAS DISEASE; CYTOLYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MYOCARDITIS; NERVE CELL LESION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0036155657     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(01)00202-9     Document Type: Review

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