Treponema pallidum in nerve fibres.
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چکیده
Ultrathin sections of a rabbit scrotal syphiloma were examined by electron microscopy. Treponemes were observed in the endo-, peri-, and epineurium of the nerve fibre. The significance of these findings, in that infection may be transmitted via the nerve fibres and pain reduced by damage to the afferent fibres, are discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of venereal diseases
دوره 51 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1975