Apoptosis, inflammatory response and parasite load in skin of Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi naturally infected dogs: A histomorphometric analysis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 189, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 162-170

  Verçosa, Bárbara Laurice Araújo ^a   Melo, Maria Norma ^a   Puerto, Helen Lima Del ^a   Mendonça, Ivete Lopes ^b   Vasconcelos, Anilton César ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Canine leishmaniasis; Dogs; Inflammation; Leishmania chagasi

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY; URANYL ACETATE;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BONE MARROW; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM VESICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTERNAL EAR; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LYMPH NODE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE LOAD; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SPLEEN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI;

EID: 84866265815     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.04.035     Document Type: Article

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