Mast cell and Mycobacterium leprae in experimental leprosy
The association of mast cells and lepra bacilli was studied in the foot pad skin of immunosuppressed mice inoculated with 105 lepra bacilli. The mice were killed at intervals varying from 2½ — 14 months postinoculation. M. leprae are found in large numbers in nerves, blood vessels, muscle fibres, h...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima
1982-06-01
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| Series: | Hansenologia Internationalis |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/hansenologia/article/view/35595 |