Functional alterations of the autonomic nervous system in Chagas' heart disease

Several independent pathological studies in experimental models and in human beings showed conspicuous autonomic denervation in Chagas' disease. In spite of the inherently complex structural organization of the autonomic nervous system, the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions are involved...

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Main Authors: Dalmo de Souza Amorim, José Antonio Marin Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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