Experimental infection parameters in Galea spixii (Rodentia: Caviidae) with Leishmania infantum chagasi

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 545-548

  Barbosa, Patrícia Batista Barra Medeiros ^a   De Queiroz, Paula Viviane Sousa ^a   Jerônimo, Selma Maria B ^b   De Melo Ximenes, Maria De Fátima Freire ^b  

^a Universidade Estadual Do Rio Grande Do Norte   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal hosts; Galea spixii; Leishmania infantum chagasi

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAVIIDAE; GALEA SPIXII; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; RODENTIA;

EID: 54349121073     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008000600006     Document Type: Article

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