Fig. 10From: Effects of ghrelin supplementation on the acute phase of Chagas disease in ratsCardiac parasite burden. Male Wistar rats were infected with T. cruzi and treated for 14 days with ghrelin. On day 15 post-infection, the animals were euthanized, and the hearts collected. The cardiac tissue was prepared and hematoxylin-eosin stained for detection and counting of amastigotes nests. *P < 0.05Back to article page