Treatment with benznidazole in association with immunosuppressive drugs in mice chronically infected with Trypanosoma cruzi: Investigation into the possible development of neoplasias

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 441-447

  Andrade, Sonia G ^a   Oliveira Mesquita, Igor Marcelo ^a   Jambeiro, Jamile F ^a   Magalhães Santos, Isis F ^a   Portella, Renata Siqueira ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benznidazole; Chemotherapy; Experimental infection; Immunosuppressive drugs; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BENZNIDAZOLE; BETAMETHASONE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LYMPHOMA; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0043011808     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822003000400002     Document Type: Article

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