Purinergic signaling in schistosomal infection

Human schistosomiasis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by blood fluke worms belonging to the genus Schistosoma. Health metrics indicate that the disease is related to an elevated number of years lost-to-disability and years lost-to-life. Schistosomiasis is an intravascular disease that is re...

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Main Author: Claudia Lucia Martins Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Biomedical Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417016300312