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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Main Authors: Maria Lúcia Teixeira, Jofre Rezende Filho, Florêncio Figueredo, Antonio R. L. Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1980-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761980000200004