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Identification of loci controlling restriction of parasite growth in experimental Taenia crassiceps cysticercosis.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Dec 2011
Ramirez-Aquino Ruben, Radovanovic Irena, Fortin Anny, Sciutto-Conde Edda, Fragoso-González Gladis, Gros Philippe, Aguilar-Delfin Irma
Abstract excerpt
Human neurocysticercosis (NC) caused by Taenia solium is a parasitic disease of the central nervous system that is endemic in many developing countries. In this study, a genetic approach using the murine intraperitoneal cysticercosis caused by the related cestode Taenia crassiceps was employed to identify host factors that regulate the establishment and proliferation of the parasite. A/J mice are permissive to T....
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