Influence of Trypanosoma cruzi chronic infection in the depletion of esophageal neurons in Calomys callosus

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1796-1800

  Caetano, Leony Cristina ^a   Zucoloto, Sérgio ^a   Kawasse, Laura Midori ^a   AlonsoToldo, Miriam Paula ^a   Prado Jr , José Clóvis Do ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calomys callosus; Cyclophosphamide; Esophagus; Morphometry; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

CRESYL VIOLET; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DYE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALOMYS CALLOSUS; CELL COUNT; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICETIDAE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; TISSUE SECTION; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; CELL COUNT; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; NEURONS;

EID: 33749610866     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9186-1     Document Type: Article

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