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The role of fibroblast growth factor signalling in Echinococcus multilocularis development and host-parasite interaction

BACKGROUND: Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a lethal zoonosis caused by the metacestode larva of the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. The infection is characterized by tumour-like growth of the metacestode within the host liver, leading to extensive fibrosis and organ-failure. The molecular mec...

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Autores principales: Förster, Sabine, Koziol, Uriel, Schäfer, Tina, Duvoisin, Raphael, Cailliau, Katia, Vanderstraete, Mathieu, Dissous, Colette, Brehm, Klaus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6426264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30849083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006959