Identification of loci controlling restriction of parasite growth in experimental Taenia crassiceps cysticercosis.

• Main Authors: Ruben Ramirez-Aquino (Author), Irena Radovanovic (Author), Anny Fortin (Author), Edda Sciutto-Conde (Author), Gladis Fragoso-González (Author), Philippe Gros (Author), Irma Aguilar-Delfin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human neurocysticercosis (NC) caused by Taenia solium is a parasitic disease of the central nervous system that is endemic in many developing countries. In this study, a genetic approach using the murine intraperitoneal cysticercosis caused by the related cestode Taenia crassiceps was employed to id...