Leismania infantum: Infection of macrophages in vitro with promastigotes

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 619-622

  Méndez, Susana ^a   Nell, Marja ^a   Alunda, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hamsters; In vitro culture; J774.G8 line; Leishmania infantum; Macrophages; Mice; Promastigote infectivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOGENESIS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CRICETINAE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MORPHOGENESIS; PARASITOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030153326     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(96)00037-9     Document Type: Article

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