The effect of Giardia duodenalis filtrates on disaccharidases of the Caco-2 cell line

Although Giardia duodenalis is one of the most common intestinal protozoan parasites world-wide, the pathogenesis of giardiasis is not understood. An attempt to correlate parasite excretory-secretory products with changes in the intestinal mucosa using an in vitro cell model was carried out to be...

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Main Author: Ochola, Beldinah Rachel
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6332