Influence of treatment with immunosuppressive drugs in mice chronically infected with Trypanosoma cruzi

International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 391-399

  Andrade, Sonia G ^a   Carneiro Filho, Aydano ^a   Maia De Souza, André J ^a   De Lima, Elianita Suzart ^a   Andrade, Zilton A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Azathioprine; Betamethasone; Cyclosporine; Immunosuppression; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BETAMETHASONE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MORTALITY; MOUSE; MYOCARDITIS; MYOSITIS; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 15644374280     PISSN: 09599673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2613.1997.390370.x     Document Type: Article

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