2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin Slows the Progression of Experimental Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Susceptible BALB/c and SCID Mice

Gregory K. DeKrey; Riane E. Teagarden; Jerica L. Lenberg; Richard G. Titus

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0076259

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2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin Slows the Progression of Experimental Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Susceptible BALB/c and SCID Mice

Gregory K. DeKrey ,

* E-mail: gregory.dekrey@unco.edu

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
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Riane E. Teagarden,

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
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Jerica L. Lenberg,

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
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Richard G. Titus †

† Deceased.

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin Slows the Progression of Experimental Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Susceptible BALB/c and SCID Mice

Gregory K. DeKrey,
Riane E. Teagarden,
Jerica L. Lenberg,
Richard G. Titus

Published: October 1, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076259

About the Authors

Gregory K. DeKrey

* E-mail: gregory.dekrey@unco.edu

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, United States of America

Riane E. Teagarden

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, United States of America

Jerica L. Lenberg

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, United States of America

Richard G. Titus

† Deceased.

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GKD. Performed the experiments: GKD. Analyzed the data: GKD RET JLL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RGT. Wrote the manuscript: GKD.

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