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High levels of mannose-binding lectin are associated with the risk of severe cardiomyopathy in chronic Chagas Disease

✍ Scribed by Paola R. Luz; Márcia I. Miyazaki; Nelson C. Neto; Renato M. Nisihara; Iara J. Messias-Reason

Book ID
116548881
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
148 KB
Volume
143
Category
Article
ISSN
0167-5273

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