Taenia larvae possess distinct acetylcholinesterase profiles with implications for host cholinergic signalling.

• Main Authors: Anja de Lange (Author), Ulrich Fabien Prodjinotho (Author), Hayley Tomes (Author), Jana Hagen (Author), Brittany-Amber Jacobs (Author), Katherine Smith (Author), William Horsnell (Author), Chummy Sikasunge (Author), Dorit Hockman (Author), Murray E Selkirk (Author), Clarissa Prazeres da Costa (Author), Joseph Valentino Raimondo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Larvae of the cestodes Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps infect the central nervous system of humans. Taenia solium larvae in the brain cause neurocysticercosis, the leading cause of adult-acquired epilepsy worldwide. Relatively little is understood about how cestode-derived products modulate host...