The role of complement in the early phase of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis infection in BALB/c mice

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 427-434

  Laurenti, M D ^a   Orn A ^b   Sinhorini, I L ^a   Corbett, C E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complement; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOOT; HEMOLYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFLAMMATION; INOCULATION; LEISHMANIA; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PROMASTIGOTE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TIME;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 1842555389     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004000300021     Document Type: Article

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