Depressed autoantibody synthesis in Trypanosoma cruzi-infected rats born to mothers undergoing this infection during pregnancy

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-184

  Feldman, Sara ^a   Revelli, Silvia ^b   Davila, Hector ^b   Marcipar, Alberto ^c   Rojas, M ^d   Avila, Jose L ^d   Bottasso, Oscar A ^b  

^a Médicas de Rosario   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Inmunología   (Argentina)

^c INTEBIO   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Anti sulphatide antibodies; Maternal effect; Rat pregnancy; T. cruzi infection

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; AUTOANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; SULFATIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MATING; MYOCARDITIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; WEANING;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; RATS; SULFOGLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0342618474     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(97)00045-4     Document Type: Article

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