Canine visceral leishmaniasis: A remarkable histopathological picture of one asymptomatic animal reported from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 994-1000

  Xavier, S C ^a   Chiarelli, I M ^a   Lima, W G ^a   Goncalves R ^a   Tafuri, W L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dog; Histopathology; Leishmania infantum

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 33947331869     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: 16784162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-09352006000600004     Document Type: Article

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