Time course of gene expression profiling in the liver of experimental mice infected with Echinococcus multilocularis.

BACKGROUND: Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a severe chronic parasitic disease which behaves like a slow-growing liver cancer. Clinical observations suggest that the parasite, Echinococcus multilocularis (E. multilocularis) influences liver homeostasis and hepatic cell metabolism. However, this has...

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Main Authors: Renyong Lin, Guodong Lü, Junhua Wang, Chuanshan Zhang, Wenjuan Xie, Xiaomei Lu, Georges Mantion, Hélène Martin, Lysiane Richert, Dominique A Vuitton, Hao Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3023716?pdf=render