Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi-infected mice as a model for the study of glomerular lesions in visceral leishmaniasis

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 819-824

  Prianti, M G ^a   Yokoo, M ^a   Saldanha, L C B ^a   Costa, F A L ^b   Goto, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glomerulonephritis; Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi; Mice; Model; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PERIODIC ACID;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GLOMERULOPATHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SILVER STAINING; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRICETINAE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; MUS;

EID: 34347350086     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2007000600011     Document Type: Article

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