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| Lenzi,H.L.; Kimmel,E.; Schechtman,H.; Pelajo-Machado,M.; Vale,B.S.; Panasco,M.S.; Lenzi,J.A.. |
| The collagen structure of isolated and in situ liver granuloma from Swiss Webster mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni was sequentially and three-dimensionally analyzed during different times of infection (early acute, acute, transitional acute-chronic, and chronic phases) by laser scanning confocal microscopy and electron scanning variable vacuum microscopy. The initial granuloma structure is characterized by vascular collagen residues and by anchorage points (or fiber radiation centers), from where collagenous fibers are angularly shed and self-assembled. During the exudative-productive stage, the self-assembly of these fibers minimizes energy and mass through continuous tension and focal compression. The curvature or angles between collagen fibers... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Granuloma; Schistosoma mansoni; Collagen; Extracellular matrix; Confocal microscopy. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1999000500018 |
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