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An in vitro model of Mycobacterium leprae induced granuloma formation

BACKGROUND: Leprosy is a contagious and chronic systemic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. In the pathogenesis of leprosy, granulomas play a key role, however, the mechanisms of the formation and maintenance of M. leprae granulomas are still not clearly understood. METHODS: To be...

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Main Authors: Wang, Hongsheng, Maeda, Yumi, Fukutomi, Yasuo, Makino, Masahiko
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693892/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23782413
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-279
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