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Establishment of an Acanthamoeba keratitis mouse model confirmed by amoebic DNA amplification

Acanthamoeba castellanii, the causative agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), occurs mainly in contact lens users with poor eye hygiene. The findings of many in vitro studies of AK, as well as the testing of therapeutic drugs, need validation in in vivo experiments. BALB/c mice were used in this stu...

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Autores principales: Kang, Heekyoung, Sohn, Hae-Jin, Park, A-Young, Ham, A-Jeong, Lee, Jeong-Heon, Oh, Young-Hwan, Chwae, Yong-Joon, Kim, Kyongmin, Park, Sun, Yang, Hongseok, Jung, Suk-Yul, Kim, Jong-Hyun, Shin, Ho-Joon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7892866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33603075
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83738-4