In situ hybridization in the histological diagnosis of early and clinically suspect leprosy

International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 296-305

  Natrajan, Mohan ^a   Katoch, Kiran ^a   Katoch, Vishwa M ^a   Sharma, Vishnu D ^a   Singh, Dharmendra ^b   RamDas, ^a   Chauhan, Devendra S ^a   Singh, Haribhan ^a  

^a NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

^b RAJENDRA MEMORIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; SKIN;

EID: 6344241811     PISSN: 0148916X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1489/0020-7349(2004)72<296:ISHITH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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