Tonic Shock Induces Detachment of Giardia lamblia

BACKGROUND: The parasite Giardia lamblia must remain attached to the host small intestine in order to proliferate and subsequently cause disease. However, little is known about the factors that may cause detachment in vivo, such as changes in the aqueous environment. Osmolality within the proximal s...

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Autores principales: Hansen, Wendy R., Fletcher, Daniel A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2238710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18270543
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000169