Japanese journal of leprosy
Online ISSN : 2185-1360
Print ISSN : 0386-3980
ISSN-L : 0386-3980
Peripheral Nerve Lesions of Experimental Leprosy in Monkeys
VII, Intrafascicular-edema and small blood vessels
YUKIKO FUKUNISHI
Author information
JOURNAL FREE ACCESS

1990 Volume 59 Issue 2 Pages 120-129

Details
Abstract
Histopathological findings of intrafascicular-edema found in n. ulnaris running at forearm, palmside of hand and fingers of rhesus monkey 8664 and african green monkey 8175 were studied by semithin section method. These two monkeys were inoculated with leprosy bacilli from lepromata of mangabey monkey A022. The mangabey monkey A022 had been experimental leprosy after inoculum of the leprosy bacilli from lepromata of the mangabey monkey A015-natural infection.
Period between date of inoculum and sacrifice of the rhesus monkey 8664 was about 2 years, and the african green monkey 8175 was about 5 years.
Content from these authors
Previous article Next article
feedback
Top