| Abstract: | A histological and histochemical study was made of the internal organs of albino mice at various times (from 24 h to 27 weeks) after a single intraperitoneal injection of L-forms of  -hemolytic group A streptococci. A progressive pathological process (myocarditis, hepatitis, glomerulonephritis) against a marked allergic bacground and leading to systemic lesions of the tissues was discovered.Institute of Human Morphology, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR. N. F. Gamaleya Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. (Presented by Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR A. P. Avtsyn.) Translated from Byullten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 80, No. 9, pp. 111–115, September, 1975. |
