Histopathology of Leishmania major infection: revisiting L. major histopathology in the ear dermis infection model

Histopathology of Leishmania major infection: revisiting L. major histopathology in the ear dermis infection model

We describe the relationship between lesion outcome and histopathological hallmarks in susceptible (BALB/c) and resistant (C57BL/6 and IL-4-deficient BALB/c) mouse strains over the course of a 12-week-infection with Leishmania major in the ear. The infiltration of mononuclear cells and polymorphonuc...

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Main Authors: Silvia Dantas Cangussú, Carolina Carvalho de Souza, Camila França Campos, Leda Quercia Vieira, Luís Carlos Crocco Afonso, Rosa Maria Esteves Arantes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Leishmania major
infectious skin diseases
pathology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000600017

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