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Brain Inositol Is a Novel Stimulator for Promoting Cryptococcus Penetration of the Blood-Brain Barrier

Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common cause of fungal meningitis, with high mortality and morbidity. The reason for the frequent occurrence of Cryptococcus infection in the central nervous system (CNS) is poorly understood. The facts that human and animal brains contain abundant inositol and th...

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Autores principales: Liu, Tong-Bao, Kim, Jong-Chul, Wang, Yina, Toffaletti, Dena L., Eugenin, Eliseo, Perfect, John R., Kim, Kee Jun, Xue, Chaoyang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3617100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23592982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003247