Thymus invasion and atrophy induced by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in BALB/c mice

Medical Mycology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-87

  Brito, V N ^a   Souto, P C S ^a   Cruz Hofling M A ^a   Ricci, L C ^a   Verinaud, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Thymic atrophy; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEGENERATION; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTIOCYTE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; THYMUS; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHRONIC DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS;

PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ATROPHY; CHRONIC DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ORGAN SIZE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0142244508     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/mmy.41.2.83.87     Document Type: Article

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