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FLAGELLATES IN THE MALPIGHIAN TUBULES OF LABORATORY-BRED LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS FED ON A HAMSTER EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED WITH LEISHMANIA MEXICANA AMAZONENSIS
Hamster infectado
Leishmania Mexicana Amazonensis
Túbulos de Malpighian
Laboratório
Infected Hamster
Leishmania Mexicana Amazonensis
Malpighian tubules
Laboratory
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Abstract in Portuguese
Encontramos abundantes promastigotas nos tubos de Malpighi, além do tubo digestivo, em elevada proporção de fêmeas de Lutzomyia longipalpis experimentalmente infectadas em hamster inoculado com Leishmania mexicana amazonensis.
Abstract
As a preparatory stage for a study aiming at identifying the species and subspecies of local Leishmania in naturally infected sandflies through immunoradiometric assay with monoclonal antibodies, we tried to obtain experimental infections of phlebotomines with well characterized stocks of parasites, in order to test the effectiveness of the method.
Keywords in Portuguese
Lutzomyia longipalpisHamster infectado
Leishmania Mexicana Amazonensis
Túbulos de Malpighian
Laboratório
Keywords
Lutzomyia longipalpisInfected Hamster
Leishmania Mexicana Amazonensis
Malpighian tubules
Laboratory
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