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Selectivity of alterations in skeletal fibers in chronic Chagas' disease of the mouse

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In mice chronically infected withTrypanosoma cruzi, the masseter muscle (rich in type II fibers) was devoid of inflammatory infiltrates and parasites. In contrast, other muscles, composed of type I and II fibers, showed a decrease of type I fibers, parasites and lesions, suggesting that inT. cruzi infection type I muscle fibers are selectively damaged.

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  1. Catedra de Patologia II, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, 1900, La Plata, Argentina

    P. M. Cabeza Meckert & R. P. Laguens

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Meckert, P.M.C., Laguens, R.P. Selectivity of alterations in skeletal fibers in chronic Chagas' disease of the mouse. Experientia 44, 14–16 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01960225

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