A high corticosterone/DHEA-s ratio in young rats infected with trypanosoma cruzi is associated with increased susceptibility

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 416-423

  Pérez, Ana Rosa ^a,b   Bertoya, Aymará Ana ^a   Revelli, Silvia ^a   García, Fabiana ^a,b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^b Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex hormones; Chagas disease; Immunoendocrine interactions

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 79959513220     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000400006     Document Type: Article

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