TY - JOUR KW - Cholesterol KW - Cholesterol Esters KW - Fatty Acids KW - Humans KW - leprosy KW - Lipid Metabolism KW - Mycobacterium leprae KW - Phospholipids KW - Skin AU - Verma K C AU - Chugh T D AU - Chaudhary S D AB -

A total of 30 cases of leprosy (15 lepromatous and 15 tuberculoid) were studied by histochemical procedures for lipids in the morbid skin. The possible origin and relation of lipids to the presence of lepra bacilli in the lepra cells is discussed.

BT - Leprosy in India C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/342825?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 1977 Oct IS - 4 J2 - Lepr India LA - eng N2 -

A total of 30 cases of leprosy (15 lepromatous and 15 tuberculoid) were studied by histochemical procedures for lipids in the morbid skin. The possible origin and relation of lipids to the presence of lepra bacilli in the lepra cells is discussed.

PY - 1977 SP - 510 EP - 5 T2 - Leprosy in India TI - Tissue lipids in leprosy. VL - 49 SN - 0024-1024 ER -