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Trojan Horse Transit Contributes to Blood-Brain Barrier Crossing of a Eukaryotic Pathogen

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) protects the central nervous system (CNS) by restricting the passage of molecules and microorganisms. Despite this barrier, however, the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans invades the brain, causing a meningoencephalitis that is estimated to kill over 600,000 peopl...

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Autores principales: Santiago-Tirado, Felipe H., Onken, Michael D., Cooper, John A., Klein, Robyn S., Doering, Tamara L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5285505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28143979
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02183-16