Stem cell proliferation and differentiation during larval metamorphosis of the model tapeworm Hymenolepis microstoma

BackgroundTapeworm larvae cause important diseases in humans and domestic animals. During infection, the first larval stage undergoes a metamorphosis where tissues are formed de novo from a population of stem cells called germinative cells. This process is difficult to study for human pathogens, as...

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Main Authors: Jimena Montagne, Matías Preza, Uriel Koziol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1286190/full