Intravital microscopy of the spleen: Quantitative analysis of parasite mobility and blood flow

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 59, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Ferrer, Mireia ^a   Martin Jaular, Lorena ^a   Calvo, Maria ^b   del Portillo, Hernando A ^a,c  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Balb c mice; GFP; Immunology; Intravital microscopy; Issue 59; Malaria; Mobility; Plasmodium yoelii; Spleen

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857027418     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3609     Document Type: Article

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