Evaluation of possible failure of the mononuclear phagocyte system after total splenectomy in rats

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-204

  Marques, Ruy Garcia ^a   Petroianu, Andy ^b   Nunes De Oliveira, Márcia Betânia ^c   Bernardo Filho, Mário ^c   Portela, Margareth Crisóstomo ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Mononuclear phagocyte system; Phagocytosis; Spleen; Splenectomy; Technetium 99m

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944376192     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132004000200006     Document Type: Article

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