Behavior in a mouse model of isolates of Leishmania donovani sensu lato cultured from the blood of patients with chronic cutaneous lesions

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 710-714

  Nuwayri Salti, Nuha ^a   Matta, Muna ^a   Shbaklo, Zuheir ^a   Lakkis, Michel ^a   Kabbani, Zeinab El Jissr ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Islamic Hospital Tripoli   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD CULTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN DEFECT;

EID: 0031779064     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.710     Document Type: Article

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