Organ-specific immunity in canine visceral leishmaniasis: Analysis of symptomatic and asymptomatic dogs naturally infected with Leishmania chagasi

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 618-624

  Sanchez, Martin A ^a   Diaz, Nilka L ^a   Zerpa, Olga ^a   Negron, Emilia ^a   Convit, Jacinto ^a   Tapia, Felix J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD18 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN P 15095; HERMES ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; KUPFFER CELL; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SPECIFIC IMMUNITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEROLOGY; SPLEEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE; VENEZUELA; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 3042677496     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.618     Document Type: Article

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