Low CXCL13 Expression, Splenic Lymphoid Tissue Atrophy and Germinal Center Disruption in Severe Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis

Visceral leishmaniasis is associated with atrophy and histological disorganization of splenic compartments. In this paper, we compared organized and disorganized splenic lymphoid tissue from dogs naturally infected with Leishmania infantum assessing the size of the white pulp compartments, the distr...

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Main Authors: Silva, Joselli S., Andrade, Alan C., Santana, Claudia C., Santos, Leina Q., de Oliveira, Camila I., Veras, Patrícia S. T., Vassallo, José, dos-Santos, Washington L. C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3252310/