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Natural Schistosoma mansoni Infection in the Wild Reservoir Nectomys squamipes Leads to Excessive Li...

Natural Schistosoma mansoni Infection in the Wild Reservoir Nectomys squamipes Leads to Excessive Li...

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Natural Schistosoma mansoni Infection in the Wild Reservoir Nectomys squamipes Leads to Excessive Lipid Droplet Accumulation in Hepatocytes in the Absence of Liver Functional Impairment

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Natural Schistosoma mansoni Infection in the Wild Reservoir Nectomys squamipes Leads to Excessive Lipid Droplet Accumulation in Hepatocytes in the Absence of Liver Functional Impairment

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2016-11, Vol.11 (11), p.e0166979

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease of a significant public health impact. The water rat Nectomys squamipes is one of the most important non-human hosts in the schistosomiasis mansoni transmission in Brazil, being considered a wild reservoir. Cellular mechanisms that contribute to the physiological adaptation of this rodent to the Schis...

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Natural Schistosoma mansoni Infection in the Wild Reservoir Nectomys squamipes Leads to Excessive Lipid Droplet Accumulation in Hepatocytes in the Absence of Liver Functional Impairment

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2021021247

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2021021247

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1932-6203

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1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0166979

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