Gentamicin-attenuated Leishmania infantum: A clinicopathological study in dogs

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 28-35

  Daneshvar, Hamid ^a   Molaei, Mohammad M ^a   Afshar, Reza Malekpour ^a   Kamiabi, Hosein ^a   Burchmore, Richard ^b   Hagan, Paul ^b   Phillips, R Stephen ^b  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dog; Gentamicin attenuated line; Leishmania infantum; Safety; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CULTURE; CELL INFILTRATION; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PROMASTIGOTE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PROTOZOAN VACCINES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPLEEN; VACCINES, ATTENUATED;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 62549094355     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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