Progesterone Induces Scolex Evagination of the Human Parasite Taenia solium: Evolutionary Implications to the Host-Parasite Relationship

Taenia solium cysticercosis is a health problem in underdeveloped and developed countries. Sex hormones are involved in cysticercosis prevalence in female and male pigs. Here, we evaluated the effects of progesterone and its antagonist RU486 on scolex evagination, which is the initial step in the de...

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Autores principales: Escobedo, Galileo, Camacho-Arroyo, Ignacio, Hernández-Hernández, Olivia Tania, Ostoa-Saloma, Pedro, García-Varela, Martín, Morales-Montor, Jorge
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2796346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20037735
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/591079

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2796346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20037735
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/591079

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