Peripheral blood fibrocytes: new information to explain the dynamics of Leishmania infection

Fibrocytes are important for understanding the progression of many diseases because they are present in areas where pathogenic lesions are generated. However, the morphology of fibrocytes and their interactions with parasites are poorly understood. In this study, we examined the morphology of periph...

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Main Authors: Roger Magno Macedo-Silva, Carina de Lima Pereira dos Santos, Vanessa Alvaro Diniz, Jorge José de Carvalho, Camila Guerra, Suzana Côrte-Real
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-11-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000100061&tlng=en