Factors influencing the in vitro growth of Mycobacterium leprae: Effect of inoculum

Microbios

Volumn 94, Issue 378, 1998, Pages 103-112

  Dhople, Arvind M ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Armadillo; ATP; Growth; Mycobacterium leprae; Nude mice

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; COBALT; THYMIDINE;

ANIMAL; ARMADILLO; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LEPROSY; LIVER; LUMINESCENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NUDE MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPLEEN;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ARMADILLOS; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; LEPROSY; LIVER; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; SPLEEN; THYMIDINE;

EID: 0031604839     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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