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Mycolactone cytotoxicity in Schwann cells could explain nerve damage in Buruli ulcer
Buruli ulcer is a chronic painless skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. The local nerve damage induced by M. ulcerans invasion is similar to the nerve damage evoked by the injection of mycolactone in a Buruli ulcer mouse model. In order to elucidate the mechanism of this nerve damage, we t...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
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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/PMC5559071/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28783752 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005834 |