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Lymphatic Endothelial Cell in Endemic Bancroftian Filariasis: A Focus on the Lymphatics of the Tunica Vaginalis Testis

BACKGROUND: In endemic areas, lymphangiectasia is the fundamental alteration to live Wuchereria bancrofti adult worms which, in adult males, are usually found in the lymphatic vessels of the spermatic cord; accordingly, hydrocele/filaricele is the most common clinical manifestation of bancroftian fi...

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Autores principales: Figueredo-Silva, Jose, Norões, Joaquim, Dreyer, Gerusa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29861747
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5134670