Megacolon in Chagas disease: a study of inflammatory cells, enteric nerves, and glial cells.

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Published in Hum Pathol on May 08, 2007

Authors

Alexandre Barcelos Morais da Silveira1, Elenice M Lemos, Sheila J Adad, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, John B Furness, Débora D'Avila Reis

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Morphology, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, CEP: 31270-901 Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. alec@icb.ufmg.br

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