Histopathological and immunohistochemical study of the brain and heart in the chronic cardiac form of Chagas' disease

A histopathological and immunohistochemical study of the brain and heart was made in 50 patients with the chronic cardiac form of Chagas' disease. The immunohistochemical technique used was the peroxidase-antiperoxidase method adapted for the demonstration of the T. cruzi amastigotes. Histologi...

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Main Authors: José Eymard Homem Pittella, Cicero Meneguette, Alfredo J. Afonso Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1993-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1993000100002&lng=en&tlng=en