Lingual salivary gland hypertrophy and decreased acinar density in chagasic patients without megaesophagus

ABSTRACT Although the salivary glands present several functions, there are few studies evaluating these glands in Chagas disease (CD). This study aimed to compare the percentage of collagen, the presence of inflammation, the density of chimase and tryptase mast cells, the area and density of lingual...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Bárbara Bellocchio Bertoldo, Renata Margarida Etchebehere, Taíssa Cássia de Souza Furtado, Juliana Barbosa de Faria, Camilla Beatriz Silva, Márcia Fernandes de Araújo, Denise Bertulucci Rocha Rodrigues, Sanivia Aparecida de Lima Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2019-12-01
Subjects:
Acinar density
Chagas disease
Megaesophagus
Morphometry
Salivary glands
Tongue
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