Micronutrients influencing the immune response in leprosy
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an intracellular bacillus of airborne transmission. The disease affects the skin and peripheral nerves and can cause neurological sequelae. The bacillus multiplies slowly in the host and the disease probably occurs due to malfun...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Arán Ediciones, S. L.
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Nutrición Hospitalaria |
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| Online Access: | http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112014000100005&lng=en&tlng=en |