Histopathology and immunocytochemical study of type 3 and type 4 complement receptors in the liver and spleen of dogs naturally and experimentally infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi Histopatologia e estudo imunocitoquímico dos receptores do tipo 3 e 4 do complemento no fígado e baço de cães natural e experimentalmente infectados com Leishmaniose Visceral

Histopathology and immunocytochemical study of type 3 and type 4 complement receptors in the liver and spleen of dogs naturally and experimentally infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi Histopatologia e estudo imunocitoquímico dos receptores do tipo 3 e 4 do complemento no fígado e baço de cães natural e experimentalmente infectados com Leishmaniose Visceral

The objective of this study was to compare the histopathological changes and expression of CR3 and CR4 in the liver and spleen of dogs naturally and experimentally infected with L. chagasi. The basic histopathological lesions observed mainly in naturally infected dogs were: epithelioid hepatic granu...

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Main Authors: Wagner Luiz Tafuri, Washington Luiz Tafuri, Alfredo José Afonso Barbosa, Marilene Susan Marques Michalick, Odair Genaro, João Carlos França-Silva, Wilson Mayrink, Evaldo Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1996-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Dogs
Leishmania chagasi
Histopathology
Immunocytology
Complement receptors
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