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High Fat Diet Modulates Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Associated Myocarditis
BACKGROUND: Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, has high affinity for lipoproteins and adipose tissue. Infection results in myocarditis, fat loss and alterations in lipid homeostasis. This study was aimed at analyzing the effect of high fat diet (HFD) on regulating acute T. cru...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4183439/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25275627 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003118 |