01059nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001100067653001200078653000900090653002400099653001500123653002500138653001700163100001400180700001300194700001100207700001000218245014500228300001000373490000700383520038900390022001400779       1986                            d  c1986 Jun10aAnimals10aFemale10aleprosy10aMice10aMice, Inbred BALB C10aMice, Nude10aMycobacterium leprae10aThymus Gland1 aKohsaka K1 aMiyata Y1 aMori T1 aIto T00aProphylactic/therapeutic effects and induction of reversal reactions with thymus transplantation in Mycobacterium leprae-infected nude mice.  a284-80 v543 a<p>The study results indicated that thymus transplantation was effective in suppressing the growth of Mycobacterium leprae in the nude mouse, and also suggested that thymus transplantation was effective as immunotherapy of experimental leprosy in nude mice. The histopathological findings revealed the induction of reversal reactions in those animals receiving thymus transplants.</p>  a0148-916X