Experimental Rhodotorulosis infection in rats

APMIS

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-235

  Wirth, Fernanda ^a   Goldani, Luciano Z ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal model; Experimental infection; Rat; Rhodotorula

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LIVER; LUNG; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; RHODOTORULOSIS INFECTION; SPLEEN; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MYCOSES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RHODOTORULA; SPLEEN;

EID: 84857110998     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2011.02829.x     Document Type: Article

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