Behavior of Leishmania major metacyclic promastigotes during the course of infection and immune response development in resistant versus susceptible hosts

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 17-20

  Cunha Dórea, Regina Coeli ^a   Barboza Filho, Carlos Gomes ^a   Moreira, Dayson Friaça ^a   Guirro, Mirian ^a   Muniz Chaves, Ágtha De Alencar ^a   Dunder, Ricardo José ^a   Soares, Elaine Amorim ^b   Santos Júnior, Vitório ^b   Spinosa, Wilma ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Municipal de Ensino Superior de Assis   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BALB c mice; C57BL 6 mice; Leishmania major; Metacyclic promastigotes; Metacyclogenesis

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA MAJOR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 19944388965     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822003000500006     Document Type: Article

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