Inflammatory response, parasite load and AgNOR expression in ear skin of symptomatic and asymptomatic Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi infected dogs

Inflammatory response, parasite load and AgNOR expression in ear skin of symptomatic and asymptomatic Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi infected dogs

The skin has an important role in the transmission of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) as the infection pathway in dogs. To better characterize the inflammatory response of intact skin in VL, sixty infected dogs (30 symptomatic and 30 asymptomatic) and six non-infected controls were studied. Diagnosis of...

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Main Authors: Verçosa BLA, Borges ACJ, Mendes FJM, Costa MLS, Pereira NB, Melo MN, Mendonça IL, Costa FAL, Vasconcelos AC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:
visceral leishmaniasis
inflammation
parasites
Leishmania chagasi
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992011000300011

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