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Substance P expression correlates with severity of diarrhea in cryptosporidiosis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jul 2003
Robinson Prema, Okhuysen Pablo C, Chappell Cynthia L, Weinstock Joel V, Lewis Dorothy E, Actor Jeffrey K, White A Clinton
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidiosis, caused by Cryptosporidium parvum, is self-limited in immunocompetent hosts but may cause chronic diarrhea in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Substance P (SP), a neuropeptide belonging to the tachykinin family, is expressed in gastrointestinal tract and...
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