Mycobacterium leprae in neurons of the medulla oblongata and spinal cord in leprosy

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 284-294

  Aung, Thida ^a,b   Kitajima, Shinichi ^c   Nomoto, Mitsuharu ^a   En, Junichiro ^a,d   Yonezawa, Suguru ^a   Arikawa, Isao ^d   Goto, Masamichi ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of Medicine (1)   (Myanmar)

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d National Hansen Disease Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Immunohistochemistry; Leprosy; Mycobacterium leprae; Neuropathy; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT MALFORMATION; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEPROSY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTONEURON; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NICK END LABELING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GLYCOLIPIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LEPROSY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NEURONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL CORD; STATISTICS;

EID: 34147178335     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/nen.0b013e31803d597e     Document Type: Article

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