How does Mycobacterium leprae target the peripheral nervous system?

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-28

  Rambukkana, Anura ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; DYSTROGLYCAN; MEROSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL INVASION; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LEPROSY; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NERVE CELL; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL;

CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DYSTROGLYCANS; HUMANS; LAMININ; LEPROSY; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; MYELIN SHEATH; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SCHWANN CELLS;

MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE;

EID: 0033983401     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(99)01647-9     Document Type: Review

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