01314nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001200059653002600071653002900097653002400126653003500150653003700185653001100222653001200233653000900245653002500254100001600279700001600295700001200311700002000323700001100343245012600354300001100480490000700491050003200498520045600530022001400986       1987                            d  c1987 Oct-Dec10aAnimals10aAntibodies, Bacterial10aAntigen-Antibody Complex10aAntigens, Bacterial10aFluorescent Antibody Technique10aImmunologic Deficiency Syndromes10aKidney10aleprosy10aMice10aMycobacterium leprae1 aVaishnavi C1 aGanguly N K1 aKumar B1 aChakravarti R N1 aKaur S00aRenal involvement in Mycobacterium leprae infected mice. Histopathological, bacteriological and immunofluorescence study.  a416-250 v59  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Swiss albino mice were inoculated in the footpads with Mycobacterium leprae obtained from untreated lepromatous patient. The kidneys obtained from the animals sacrificed during different periods were processed for histopathology, presence of AFB and immunofluorescence studies. Renal lesions, AFB and immune complex deposits were seen in the infected animals. Such findings have not been studied in great detail in experimental leprosy earlier.</p>  a0254-9395