African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2296

Full Length Research Paper

Clinical and parasitological evaluation of cutaneal lesions in Mesocricetus auratus infected with Leishmania amazonensis

Bruno Bezerra Jensen
  • Bruno Bezerra Jensen
  • Laboratory of Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease, National Institute for Research in Amazonia, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
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Claudia Dantas Comandolli-Wyrepkowski
  • Claudia Dantas Comandolli-Wyrepkowski
  • Laboratory of Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease, National Institute for Research in Amazonia, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
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José Fernando Marques Barcellos
  • José Fernando Marques Barcellos
  • Department of Morphology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
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Aline Fagundes da Silva
  • Aline Fagundes da Silva
  • Laboratory of Clinical Research and Surveillance in Leishmaniasis, National Institute of Infectology Evandro Chagas, Fiocruz Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Paula Figliuolo da Cruz Borges
  • Paula Figliuolo da Cruz Borges
  • Laboratory of Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease, National Institute for Research in Amazonia, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
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Rebecca Sayuri Barbosa Hanada
  • Rebecca Sayuri Barbosa Hanada
  • Laboratory of Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease, National Institute for Research in Amazonia, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
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Francimeire Gomes Pinheiro
  • Francimeire Gomes Pinheiro
  • Laboratory of Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease, National Institute for Research in Amazonia, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
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Antonia Maria Ramos Franco
  • Antonia Maria Ramos Franco
  • Laboratory of Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease, National Institute for Research in Amazonia, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 15 April 2024
  •  Accepted: 14 May 2024
  •  Published: 31 May 2024

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