The attachment and entry of Leishmania (Leishmania) major into macrophages: Observation by scanning electron microscope

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 534-540

  Uezato, Hiroshi ^a   Kato, Hirotomo ^b   Kayo, Susumu ^a   Hagiwara, Keisuke ^a,c   Bhutto, Abdul Manan ^d   Katakura, Ken ^e   Nonaka, Shigeo ^a   Hashiguchi, Yoshihisa ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Chuo Dermatological Office   (Japan)

^d Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto Medical University   (Pakistan)

^e HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attachment; Leishmania major; Macrophages; Scanning electron microscope

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAGELLUM; HOST CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROMASTIGOTE; PSYCHODIDAE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 23944512992     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00795.x     Document Type: Article

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