The Malnutrition-Related Increase in Early Visceralization of Leishmania donovani Is Associated with a Reduced Number of Lymph Node Phagocytes and Altered Conduit System Flow

Marwa K. Ibrahim; Jeffrey L. Barnes; Gregory M. Anstead; Fabio Jimenez; Bruno L. Travi; Alex G. Peniche; E. Yaneth Osorio; Seema S. Ahuja; Peter C. Melby

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002329

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The Malnutrition-Related Increase in Early Visceralization of Leishmania donovani Is Associated with a Reduced Number of Lymph Node Phagocytes and Altered Conduit System Flow

Marwa K. Ibrahim,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Jeffrey L. Barnes,

Affiliations South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Gregory M. Anstead,

Affiliations South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Fabio Jimenez,

Affiliations South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Bruno L. Travi,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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Alex G. Peniche,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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E. Yaneth Osorio,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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Seema S. Ahuja,

Affiliations South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Peter C. Melby

* E-mail: pcmelby@utmb.edu

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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The Malnutrition-Related Increase in Early Visceralization of Leishmania donovani Is Associated with a Reduced Number of Lymph Node Phagocytes and Altered Conduit System Flow

Marwa K. Ibrahim,
Jeffrey L. Barnes,
Gregory M. Anstead,
Fabio Jimenez,
Bruno L. Travi,
Alex G. Peniche,
E. Yaneth Osorio,
Seema S. Ahuja,
Peter C. Melby

Published: August 15, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002329

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