Diffuse intralobular liver fibrosis in dogs naturally infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 198-204

  Melo, Ferdinan ^a   Amaral, Marina ^a   Oliveira, Patricia ^a   Lima, Wanderson ^a   Andrade, Marina ^a   Michalick, Marilene ^a   Raso, Pedro ^b   Tafuri, Washington ^b   Tafuri, Wagner ^a  

^a Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; DOG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER STRUCTURE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SILVER STAINING; STAINING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI;

EID: 49449096875     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.198     Document Type: Article

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