Cervical, mandibular, and parotid lymph nodes of dogs naturally infected with Leishmania infantum: A histopathologic and immunohistochemistry study and its correlation with facial skin lesions

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 613-616

  Costa, M M S ^a   Lima, W G ^a   Figueiredo, M M ^a   Michalick, M S M ^a   Tafuri, W L ^a,a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canine visceral leishmaniasis; Histopathology; Immunohistochemistry; Leishmania sp.; Lymph nodes

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA SP.;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FACE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LYMPH NODE; MALE; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FACE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LYMPH NODES; MALE; SKIN;

EID: 55949099929     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.45-5-613     Document Type: Article

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