Immunohistochemical demonstration of TGF-β and decorin in paracoccidioidal granulomas

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1073-1078

  Nishikaku, A S ^a   Burger, Ev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Decorin; Granulomatous lesions; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Susceptibility and resistance; TGF

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; DECORIN; PEROXIDASE; STREPTAVIDIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FIBROSIS; GIANT CELL; GRANULOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0041825252     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2003000800014     Document Type: Article

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