Immunopathology of natural infection with Trypanosoma cruzi in dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 162, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 151-155

  Cruz Chan, Julio Vladimir ^a   Bolio González, Manuel ^a   Colín Flores, Rafael ^a   Ramirez Sierra, Maria Jesus ^a   Quijano Hernandez, Israel ^a   Dumonteil, Eric ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Chronic phase; Dog; Pathology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INDEX; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART SINOATRIAL BLOCK; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MEXICO; MONOCYTE; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; QRS COMPLEX; SEROLOGY; TH2 CELL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHAGAS DISEASE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HEART; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 67349175045     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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