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

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 ph...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2016-11, Vol.11 (11), p.e0166979
Hauptverfasser: Amaral, Kátia B, Silva, Thiago P, Malta, Kássia K, Carmo, Lívia A S, Dias, Felipe F, Almeida, Mariana R, Andrade, Gustavo F S, Martins, Jefferson S, Pinho, Roberto R, Costa-Neto, Sócrates F, Gentile, Rosana, Melo, Rossana C N
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