M. leprae Binds to a 28-30-kDa Phosphorylated Glycoprotein of Rat Peripheral Nerve

International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 352-356

  Suneetha, Lavanya M ^a   Satish, Posettihalli R ^a   Suneetha, Sujai ^c   Job, Charles K ^b   Balasubramanian, Aiyalam S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Leprosy Centre   (India)

^c Schieffelin Leprosy Res/Train Ctr   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS;

EID: 0030659041     PISSN: 0148916X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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