Schwann cell changes in lepromatous leprosy--an electronmicroscope study.
1975
C K Job, and
R Verghese
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D007918
Leprosy
A chronic granulomatous infection caused by MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE. The granulomatous lesions are manifested in the skin, the mucous membranes, and the peripheral nerves. Two polar or principal types are lepromatous and tuberculoid.
Hansen's Disease,Hansen Disease
D009166
Mycobacterium leprae
A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that causes LEPROSY in man. Its organisms are generally arranged in clumps, rounded masses, or in groups of bacilli side by side.
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012583
Schwann Cells
Neuroglial cells of the peripheral nervous system which form the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons.