A LIGHT MICROSCOPY STUDY OF THE MIGRATION OFNAEGLERIA FOWLERIFROM THE NASAL SUBMUCOSA TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DURING THE EARLY STAGE OF PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS IN MICE

L. Jarolim, Kirby; K. McCosh, Jeffrey; J. Howard, Marsha; T. John, David

doi:10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0050:almsot]2.0.co;2

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A LIGHT MICROSCOPY STUDY OF THE MIGRATION OFNAEGLERIA FOWLERIFROM THE NASAL SUBMUCOSA TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DURING THE EARLY STAGE OF PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS IN MICE

Published in Journal of Parasitology • Feb 1, 2000

Authors:

Kirby L. Jarolim

Jeffrey K. McCosh

Marsha J. Howard

Abstract

The migratory pathway of Naegleria fowleri from the nasal submucosa to the central nervous system (CNS) during the early stage of primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) was investigated in mice. Twenty-one-day-old CD-1 mice were inoculated by intranasal instillation of 1 x 10(6) amebas. Animals we...

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Cribriform plate

Pathology

Naegleria fowleri

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