The immunology of canine leishmaniosis: Strong evidence for a developing disease spectrum from asymptomatic dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 173-180

  Cabral, M ^a   O'Grady, J E ^b   Gomes, S ^a   Sousa, J C ^b   Thompson, H ^c   Alexander, J ^b  

^a Lab de Quim Orgânica   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canine leishmaniosis; Cellular immunity; Leishmania

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEISHMANIA; NONHUMAN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INCIDENCE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; SCOTLAND; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0032523217     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(97)00208-2     Document Type: Article

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