%0 Journal Article %K Mycobacterium leprae %K tissue culture techniques %K hOSEC %K ex vivo skin culture %K animal-use alternatives %B Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease %D 2024 %G ENG %I MDPI AG %N 6 %P 135 %R 10.3390/tropicalmed9060135 %T Human Skin as an Ex Vivo Model for Maintaining Mycobacterium leprae and Leprosy Studies %U https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/9/6/135/pdf?version=1718856598 %V 9 %9 1-14