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. 1993 May;61(5):2242–2244. doi: 10.1128/iai.61.5.2242-2244.1993

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in mast cell-deficient W/Wv mice.

K Katakura 1, S Saito 1, A Hamada 1, H Matsuda 1, N Watanabe 1
PMCID: PMC280832  PMID: 8478118

Abstract

Genetically mast cell-deficient W/Wv mice infected with Leishmania amazonensis showed progressive development of ulcerative skin lesions. However, no significant differences between the W/Wv mice and the normal littermates with respect to size of the lesions, anti-Leishmania immunoglobulin E antibody, and the number of eosinophils accumulated in the lesions were observed.

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