Retinoid Expression in Onchocercal Skin Disease: Pilot Study

Based on the observation that the parasite Onchocerca volvulus selectively absorbs vitamin A from the host, and the known toxicity of vitamin A in higher concentration, it was hypothesized that dying microfilariae (mf) release their stores of vitamin A (retinoids) into the host circulation in toxic...

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Autores principales: Mawson, Anthony R, Makunde, Williams H, Penman, Alan D, Hernandez Morales, Veronica de Los Angeles, Kalinga, Akili K, Francis, Filbert, Rubinchik, Semyon, Kibweja, Addow
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5755798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29317828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1178633617731741

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