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Matrix remodelling and fibroblast phenotype in early lesions of human cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Pathology, research and practice - 1 Dec 1991
Esterre P, Dedet J P, Guerret S, Chevallier M, Frenay C, Grimaud J A
Abstract excerpt
The connective matrix participates directly in early pathological events observed in the cutaneous lesion of leishmaniasis, due to Leishmania braziliensis guyanensis. A sample of 19 skin biopsies was examined by light and electron microscopy, in order to identify the matrix components (collagen isotypes I to IV, elastin and membrane associated proteins) of the dermal infiltrate, and the pattern of organization of...
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