Lactating females Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) show protection against experimental Leishmania infantum infection

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-64

  Gomez Ochoa, P ^a   Gascon, F M ^a   Lucientes, J ^a   Larraga, V ^b   Castillo, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Domperidone; Experimental infections; Hamsters; Lactation; Leishmania infantum; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE MODEL; EXPERIMENT; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LACTATION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; SYMPTOM; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MESOCRICETUS; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0142188697     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(03)00209-7     Document Type: Article

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