Disruption of Splenic Lymphoid Tissue and Plasmacytosis in Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis: Changes in Homing and Survival of Plasma Cells

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a disease caused by Leishmania infantum, which is transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies. Dogs are the main urban reservoir of this parasite and the disease presents similar characteristics in both humans and dogs. In this paper, we investigated the potential pathways i...

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Main Authors: Silva-O’Hare, Joselli, de Oliveira, Isabela Silva, Klevorn, Thaís, Almeida, Valter A., Oliveira, Geraldo G. S., Atta, Ajax M., de Freitas, Luiz Antonio R., dos-Santos, Washington L. C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4887081/