Histological and immunohistochemical study of clinically normal skin of Leishmania infantum-infected dogs

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-12

  Solano Gallego, L ^a   Fernandez Bellon H ^a   Morell, P ^b   Fondevila, D ^a   Alberola, J ^a   Ramis, A ^a   Ferrer, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Centre Sanitari Municipal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dog; Leishmania infantum; Leishmanial transmission; Parasitic infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SYMPTOM;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 0442326189     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9975(03)00063-X     Document Type: Article

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