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Original Articles

Systematic mapping of hearts from chronic chagasic patients: the association between the occurrence of histopathological lesions and Trypanosoma cruzi antigens

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Pages 571-579 | Received 28 Feb 2000, Accepted 08 Jun 2000, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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