TY - JOUR
KW - Animals
KW - Female
KW - leprosy
KW - Mice
KW - Mice, Inbred BALB C
KW - Mice, Nude
KW - Mycobacterium leprae
KW - Thymus Gland
AU - Kohsaka K
AU - Miyata Y
AU - Mori T
AU - Ito T
AB - <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>
BT - International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3522771?dopt=Abstract
DA - 1986 Jun
IS - 2
J2 - Int. J. Lepr. Other Mycobact. Dis.
LA - eng
N2 - <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>
PY - 1986
SP - 284
EP - 8
T2 - International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association
TI - Prophylactic/therapeutic effects and induction of reversal reactions with thymus transplantation in Mycobacterium leprae-infected nude mice.
VL - 54
SN - 0148-916X
ER -