Histologic characterization of experimental cutaneous leishmaniasis in mice infected with Leishmania braziliensis in the presence or absence of sand fly vector salivary gland lysate

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-103

  Donnelly, Kevin B ^a   Lima, Hermenio C ^a,b   Titus, Richard G ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITE VIRULENCE; SALIVARY GLAND;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; PSYCHODIDAE; SALIVARY GLANDS; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; MURINAE; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031952799     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284537     Document Type: Article

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