Exploratory study on pathogenesis of far-eastern spotted fever

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 504-509

  Duan, Changsong ^a   Meng, Yanfen ^a   Wang, Xile ^a   Xiong, Xiaolu ^a   Wen, Bohai ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CHEMOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAR EASTERN SPOTTED FEVER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA HEILONGJIANGENSIS; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CHEMOKINE CCL5; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); IXODIDA; MUS; RICKETTSIA HEILONGJIANGENSIS;

EID: 80052821924     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0660     Document Type: Article

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