Humanized mouse model to study bacterial infections targeting the microvasculature

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 86, 2014, Pages

  Melican, Keira ^a,b   Aubey, Flore ^a,b   Duménil, Guillaume ^a,b  

^a PARIS CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bacterial infections and mycoses; Disease models; Humanized model; Infection; Issue 86; Neisseria meningitidis; Purpura; Vascular infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940251813     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51134     Document Type: Article

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