A quantitative and morphometric study of mast cells in cutaneous leishmaniasis

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 641-645

  Tuon, F F ^b   Duarte, M I S ^b   Amato, V S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Hospital of the School of Medicine   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Immune response; Leishmania; Leishmaniasis; Mast cell

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; N METHYL GLUCAMINE; PENTAMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAST CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; COHORT STUDIES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS;

EID: 55349103808     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2008.01057.x     Document Type: Article

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