In vivo detection of Trypanosoma cruzi antigens in hearts of patients with chronic Chagas' heart disease

American Heart Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 301-307

  Bellotti, Giovanni ^a   Bocchi, Edimar Alcides ^b   De Moraes, Alvaro Villela ^b   De Higuchi, Maria Lourdes ^b   Barbero Marcial, Miguel ^b   Sosa, Eduardo ^b   Esteves Filho, Antonio ^b   Kalil, Roberto ^b   Weiss, Robert ^b   Jatene, Adib ^b   Pileggi, Fulvio ^b  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 13344293691     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90358-0     Document Type: Article

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