Chagas' disease: selective affinity and cytotoxicity of Trypanosoma cruzi-immune lymphocytes to parasympathetic ganglion cells
The megaesophagus and megacolon endemic in South America are related , to Chagas' disease. These mega conditions are found in patients with chronic Chagas's infection, when the parasite is not demonstrable in the lesions. These are characterized by depopulation of parasympathetic ganglion...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1980-12-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761980000200004 |