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Single-sex infection with female Schistosoma mansoni cercariae mitigates hepatic fibrosis after secondary infection
BACKGROUND: Infection with Schistosoma spp. affects more than 258 million people worldwide. Current treatment strategies are mainly based on the anthelmintic Praziquantel, which is effective against adult worms but neither prevents re-infection nor cures severe liver damage. The best long-term strat...
Autores principales: | Koslowski, Nicole, Sombetzki, Martina, Loebermann, Micha, Engelmann, Robby, Grabow, Niels, Österreicher, Christoph H., Trauner, Michael, Mueller-Hilke, Brigitte, Reisinger, Emil C. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5453606/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542175 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005595 |
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