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Serotonin Levels in the Serum of Persons with Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy: A Case-Control Study

Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE) is a devastating childhood disorder occurring in areas with high Onchocerca volvulus transmission. Despite epidemiological evidence showing the association between O. volvulus and epilepsy, the underlying mechanism remains unknown. Since high levels of seroto...

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Autores principales:	Vieri, Melissa Krizia, Hotterbeekx, An, Mandro, Michel, Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson, Dusabimana, Alfred, Nyisi, Francoise, Mukendi, Deby, Gwatsvaira, Joe, Kumar-Singh, Samir, Colebunders, Robert
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2021
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8226745/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34201076 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10060720

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