title: [Value of nu/nu mice in the production of experimental amoebic keratitis with Acanthamoeba].
abstract: The intracorneal inoculation of nude mice with Acanthamoeba hatchetti amoebae induced a keratitis with disruption of corneal fibres, inflammatory response, secondary vascularization and amoebic trophozoites.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine, Brest.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paniagua-Crespo
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Hasle
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Humphery-Smith
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bellon
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Simitzis
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015823:Acanthamoeba Keratitis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D003315:Cornea / Q000098:blood supply / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Intérêt de la souris nu/nu dans la réalisation de la kératite expérimentale à amibes libres du genre Acanthamoeba.