Leishmaniosis - A report about the microvascular and cellular architecture of the infected spleen in Canis familiaris

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 227-235

  Alexandre Pires, G ^a,c   Pais, D ^b   Correia, M ^b   Esperanca Pina J A ^b  

^a Faculty of Medicin   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Immunitary cells; Leishmaniosis; Spleen circulation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION;

CELLULAR ARCHITECTURE; IMMUNITARY CELL; LEISHMANIASIS; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; MICROVASCULAR; PROTOZOAN PARASITES; SPLEEN CIRCULATION; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; WIDE SPECTRUM;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DOG; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIASIS; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPLEEN ARTERY; SPLEEN BLOOD FLOW; SPLEEN DISEASE; VENULE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33645900268     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20267     Document Type: Article

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