Leprosy: Contribution of mast cells to epineurial collagenization

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 284-290

  Aparecida De Arantes Montagna, N ^a   Leide Wan Del Rey De Oliveira, M ^b   Mandarim De Lacerda, C A ^a   Chimelli, L ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Collagen; Leprosy; Mast cell; Peripheral nerve; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; ENZYME RELEASE; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROSY; MALE; MAST CELL; MITOGENICITY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURAL NERVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL COUNT; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MAST CELLS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SURAL NERVE; TRYPTASES;

EID: 27944445293     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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