Isotype patterns of immunoglobulins: Hallmarks for clinical status and tissue parasite density in brazilian dogs naturally infected by Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 112, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 102-116

  Reis, Alexandre B ^a,b   Teixeira Carvalho, Andréa ^a,b   Vale, André M ^c   Marques, Marcos J ^d   Giunchetti, Rodolfo C ^b   Mayrink, Wilson ^c   Guerra, Luanda Liboreiro ^a   Andrade, Renata A ^a   Corrêa Oliveira, Rodrigo ^a   Martins Filho, Olindo A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Núcleo de Pesquisas em Ciências Biológicas NUPEB   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALFENAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canine visceral leishmaniasis; Clinical forms; Ig profile; Leishmania chagasi; Tissue parasitism

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ALOPECIA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW CELL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOG; EVALUATION; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LIVER; LYMPH NODE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PARASITOLOGY; SKIN; SPLEEN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BONE MARROW; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LIVER; LYMPH NODES; MALE; SKIN; SPLEEN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI;

EID: 33745881394     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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