Development of in vitro models for a better understanding of the early pathogenesis of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infections in amphibians

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 519-528

  Van Rooij, Pascale ^a   Martel, An ^a   Brutyn, Melanie ^a   Maes, Sofie ^a   Chiers, Koen ^a   Van Waeyenberghe, Lieven ^a   Croubels, Siska ^a   Haesebrouck, Freddy ^a   Pasmans, Frank ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amphibian skin; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytridiomycosis; Epidermal explants; In vitro model; Primary keratinocytes

Indexed keywords

MATRIGEL;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ARTICLE; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; EX VIVO STUDY; EXPLANT; HYPERKERATOSIS; HYPERPLASIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KERATINOCYTE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZOOSPORE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 79551696170     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119291003800614     Document Type: Article

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