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Emerging Concepts of Adaptive Immunity in Leprosy
Leprosy is a chronic intracellular infection caused by the acid-fast bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae. The disease chiefly affects the skin, peripheral nerves, mucosa of the upper respiratory tract, and the eyes. The damage to peripheral nerves results in sensory and motor impairment with characterist...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5900054/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29686668 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00604 |