How parasitic larvae affect the brain

The release of the neurotransmitter glutamate by the parasitic tapeworm Taenia solium appears to be implicated in the pathophysiology of a widespread, but neglected, form of adult-onset epilepsy.

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Autores principales: Klaft, Zin-Juan, Dulla, Chris
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2023
Materias:
Neuroscience
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10446821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37610313
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.91149
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spelling pubmed-104468212023-08-24 How parasitic larvae affect the brain Klaft, Zin-Juan Dulla, Chris eLife Neuroscience The release of the neurotransmitter glutamate by the parasitic tapeworm Taenia solium appears to be implicated in the pathophysiology of a widespread, but neglected, form of adult-onset epilepsy. eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2023-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10446821/ /pubmed/37610313 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.91149 Text en © 2023, Klaft and Dulla https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.
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