Autoantibodies to human heart conduction system in Chagas' disease

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-236

  Arce Fonseca, Minerva ^a   Ballinas Verdugo, Martha A ^a   Reyes, Pedro A ^a   Aranda Fraustro, Alberto ^a   Monteón, Victor M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CAMPECHE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cardiopathy; Chagas' disease; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; LAMININ;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; AUTOANTIBODIES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CROSS REACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SINOATRIAL NODE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

CAPRA HIRCUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 27144538592     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2005.5.233     Document Type: Article

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