Current understanding of leprosy as a peripheral nerve disorder: Significance of involvement of peripheral nerve in leprosy

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 339-350

  Shetty, V P ^a   Mistry, N F ^a   Antia, N H ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTOKINE; FORSKOLIN; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; STEROID; THY 1 ANTIGEN;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM LEPROSUM; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; SCHWANN CELL;

HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SCHWANN CELLS;

EID: 0033647226     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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