Chagas disease, which is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important cause of heart failure. We investigated modifications in the cellular electrophysiological and calcium-handling characteristics of an infected mouse heart during the chronic phase of the disease. The patch-clamp techn...

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Main Authors: Danilo Roman-Campos, Policarpo Sales-Júnior, Hugo Leonardo Duarte, Eneas Ricardo Gomes, Silvia Guatimosim, Catherine Ropert, Ricardo Tostes Gazzinelli, Jader Santos Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013-04-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000200243