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A novel progesterone receptor membrane component (PGRMC) in the human and swine parasite Taenia solium: implications to the host-parasite relationship

BACKGROUND: We have previously reported that progesterone (P(4)) has a direct in vitro effect on the scolex evagination and growth of Taenia solium cysticerci. Here, we explored the hypothesis that the P(4) direct effect on T. solium might be mediated by a novel steroid-binding parasite protein. MET...

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Autores principales: Aguilar-Díaz, Hugo, Nava-Castro, Karen E., Escobedo, Galileo, Domínguez-Ramírez, Lenin, García-Varela, Martín, del Río-Araiza, Víctor H., Palacios-Arreola, Margarita I., Morales-Montor, Jorge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5845172/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29523160
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2703-1