"N-factor/Anergic Margin" of resistance / susceptibility to hanseniasis. II. The general acceptance of the theory
In this second article of a series about the pathogenetical theory "N-factor/Anergic Margin" of hanseniasis, the first sympathethic editorial reactions (1938-1940) and the general acceptance of the theory (1943-1977) are reviewed. Acceptance under modified terminology ("potential imm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima
1977-11-01
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| Series: | Hansenologia Internationalis |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/hansenologia/article/view/36064 |
| Summary: | In this second article of a series about the pathogenetical theory "N-factor/Anergic Margin" of hanseniasis, the first sympathethic editorial reactions (1938-1940) and the general acceptance of the theory (1943-1977) are reviewed. Acceptance under modified terminology ("potential immunity", `inherited ability to destroy bacteria or form granuloma", etc. — for the N-factor"; "defect of cell-mediated immunity", "constitutional inaptitude to react", etc., for the "Anergic Margin"), will be reviewed in the third article of the series, together with the author's rebuttals to criticisms.
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| ISSN: | 1982-5161 |