Influence of clinical status and parasite load on erythropoiesis and leucopoiesis in dogs naturally infected with leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi.

BACKGROUND: The bone marrow is considered to be an important storage of parasites in Leishmania-infected dogs, although little is known about cellular genesis in this organ during canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL). METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The aim of the present study was to evaluate change...

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Main Authors: Raquel Trópia de Abreu, Maria das Graças Carvalho, Cláudia Martins Carneiro, Rodolfo Cordeiro Giunchetti, Andréa Teixeira-Carvalho, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Wendel Coura-Vital, Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, Alexandre Barbosa Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3091854?pdf=render