Dissociation between Vasodilation and Leishmania Infection-enhancing Effects of Sand Fly Saliva and Maxadilan

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 997-999

  Castro Sousa, Fábio ^a   Paranhos Silva, Moacir ^a   Sherlock, Ítalo ^a   Paixão, Mariza S ^b   Pontes de Carvalho, Lain C ^c   Dos Santos, Washington L C ^c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Lacen Secretaria da Saude do E   (Brazil)

^c ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leishmania braziliensis; Leishmania major; Lutzomyia longipalpis saliva; Maxadilan; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE;

INSECT PROTEIN; MAXADILAN PROTEIN, INSECT; TISSUE EXTRACT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHODIDAE; RABBIT; SALIVARY GLAND; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; INSECT PROTEINS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PSYCHODIDAE; RABBITS; SALIVARY GLANDS; TISSUE EXTRACTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0035489349     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000700019     Document Type: Article

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