Infectivity of five different types of macrophages by Leishmania infantum

Acta Tropica

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-155

  Maia, C ^a   Rolao N ^a   Nunes, M ^a   Goncalves L ^a   Campino, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

In vitro model; Leishmania infection; Macrophage susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; MILTEFOSINE;

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; LEISHMANIASIS; PROTOZOAN; RODENT; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MACROPHAGE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELL LINE; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MACROPHAGES; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34547933083     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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