TY - JOUR KW - Animals KW - Culture Techniques KW - DNA KW - Ganglia, Spinal KW - leprosy KW - Mitosis KW - Mycobacterium leprae KW - Protein Biosynthesis KW - Schwann Cells AU - Mukherjee R AU - Mahadevan P R AU - Antia N H AB -
Schwann cells that contain M. leprae fail to incorporate DNA precursor, indicating blockage of DNA synthesis. Such a block could lead to no proliferation of Schwann cells, an essential requirement for successful association with axons and consequent myelination.
BT - International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6995360?dopt=Abstract CN - MUKHERJEE1990 DA - 1980 Jun IS - 2 J2 - Int. J. Lepr. Other Mycobact. Dis. LA - eng N2 -Schwann cells that contain M. leprae fail to incorporate DNA precursor, indicating blockage of DNA synthesis. Such a block could lead to no proliferation of Schwann cells, an essential requirement for successful association with axons and consequent myelination.
PY - 1980 SP - 189 EP - 92 T2 - International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association TI - Organized nerve culture. II. DNA synthesis in Schwann cells in the presence of M. leprae. VL - 48 SN - 0148-916X ER -