Evaluation of the Lectin Pathway in the Serum of Patients with Chronic Chagas Disease by Detection of C4 by Elisa
ABSTRACT Chagas disease (CD) is a chronic tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi , affecting about 8 million people in Latin America. The lectin pathway (LP) of the complement system is one of the first lines of host defense in the response against T. cruzi , and can continue to be activated i...
Main Authors: | Renan Polachini, Lorena Bavia, Fabiana A. Andrade, Kárita C. F. Lidani, Vanessa F. Picceli, Nathalia M. D. L. Signorini, Pâmela D. Fontana, Helena M. B. S. Plácido, Iara J. M. Reason |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica
2022-05-01
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Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442022000100100&lng=en&tlng=en |
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