Host factors influencing outcome of Leishmania mexicana infection in mice

Studies were undertaken to determine the influence of several host-related parameters on the course of Leishmania mexicana mexicana infection in inbred C57B1/10 (C57) and outbred albino (OA) mice. An important influence of the following variables was demonstrated: Host strain: lesions in C57s were s...

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Main Authors: Pamela Lane Moriearty, Gabriel Grimaldi Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1983-03-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761983000100006