A mouse model of Borrelia meningitis after intradermal injection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1243-1245

  Garcia Monco, Juan C ^b   Miller, Nancy S ^b   Bryon Backenson, P ^b   Anda, Pedro ^b   Benach, Jorge L ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTION; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INOCULATION; MICROSCOPY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

EID: 0030944195     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/593681     Document Type: Article

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