Inflammatory cutaneous reaction induced by the lectin of Dioclea grandiflora (Mart. )

The lectin from Dioclea grandiflora (Mart.) that selectively binds glucose and mannose, when subcutaneously injected in mouse induces an inflammatory cutaneous reaction whose histological analysis reveals an hemorrhagic ulceration with exudative reaction accompanied by an influx of polymorphonuclear...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	M. Silva Lima, D. A. Albuquerque, O. M. Ibañez, O. Sant'anna
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1993-12-01
Subjects:	Dioclea grandiflora lectin inflammatory reaction cutaneous lesion
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000400018