Hepatic gene expression profile in mice perorally infected with Echinococcus multilocularis eggs.

Hepatic gene expression profile in mice perorally infected with Echinococcus multilocularis eggs.

BACKGROUND: Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a severe chronic hepatic parasitic disease currently emerging in central and eastern Europe. Untreated AE presents a high mortality (>90%) due to a severe hepatic destruction as a result of parasitic metacestode proliferation which behaves like a malign...

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Main Authors: Bruno Gottstein, Matthias Wittwer, Marc Schild, Michael Merli, Stephen L Leib, Norbert Müller, Joachim Müller, Rolf Jaggi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2848562?pdf=render

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