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MOLECULAR MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN THE DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF SEX STEROIDS ON THE REPRODUCTION AND INFECTIVITY OF TAENIA CRASSICEPS
1 Dec 2004
Abstract excerpt
The in vitro exposure of Taenia crassiceps cysticerci to 17-beta estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) stimulated their reproduction and infectivity. Testosterone (T4) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) inhibited their reproduction and reduced their motility and infectivity. E2 and P4 increased, whereas T4 and DHT reduced, the expression of parasite c-fos and c-jun and DNA synthesis. In vitro exposure of cysticerci to...
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