@article{11996,
  keywords = {Animals, Complement C3, Foot, Immune Tolerance, leprosy, Mice, Thymectomy, Time Factors, Whole-body irradiation},
  author = {Vaishnavi C and Kaur S and Kumar B and Thakur M and Ganguly N K},
  title = {Levels of the third component of complement in Mycobacterium leprae infected intact and immune compromised mice.},
  abstract = {<p>Normal and immunosuppressed mice were infected with Mycobacterium leprae and the bacillary counts were made from the footpads at 3, 6 and 9 months post inoculation. A decrease in the serum C3 level was observed in the infected groups of animals compared to controls.</p>},
  year = {1985},
  journal = {Indian journal of leprosy},
  volume = {57},
  pages = {519-23},
  month = {1985 Jul-Sep},
  issn = {0254-9395},
  language = {eng},
}