Inoculation of Lacazia loboi into the subcutaneous tissue of the hamster cheek pouch
The subcutaneous tissue of the hamster cheek pouch, a site of immunologic privilege, has been used to investigate the potential infectivity of different types of parasites. It has been demonstrated that the implantation of fragments of lesions induced by the fungus Lacazia loboi, the etiologic agent...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
2000-06-01
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Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652000000300001&tlng=en |