Chagas cardiomyopathy (Trypanosoma cruzi): Does prolactin play a role?

Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 209-

  Pearson, Roy Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

CHAGAS DISEASE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LEISHMANIASIS; LETTER; MALARIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHEMOKINES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MALARIA; PARASITEMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROLACTIN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 34250012370     PISSN: 13596101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2007.04.013     Document Type: Letter

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