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The Armadillo as a Model for Leprosy Nerve Function Impairment: Preventative and Therapeutic Interventions
Mycobacterium leprae infection of peripheral nerves and the subsequent nerve function impairment (NFI), especially in response to reactional episodes, are hallmarks of leprosy. Improved treatments for M. leprae-induced nerve injury are needed, as most if not all of the disability and stigma associat...
Autores principales: | Pena, Maria Teresa, Lahiri, Ramanuj, Ebenezer, Gigi J., Wheat, Stephen W., Figarola, John, Truman, Richard W., Adams, Linda B. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9259846/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35814754 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.879097 |
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