A cysteine protease inhibitor protects dogs from cardiac damage during infection by Trypanosoma cruzi

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 5160-5161

  Barr, S C ^a   Warner, K L ^a   Kornreic, B G ^a   Piscitelli, J ^b   Wolfe, A ^c   Benet, L ^c   McKerrow, J H ^c  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUZIPAIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; K 777; TROPONIN I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART PROTECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; DOGS; HEART ARREST; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 28844509592     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.49.12.5160-5161.2005     Document Type: Article

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