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Insights into inflammatory bowel disease using Toxoplasma gondii as an infectious trigger

Oral infection of certain inbred mouse strains with the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii triggers inflammatory pathology resembling lesions seen during human inflammatory bowel disease, in particular Crohn's disease (CD). Damage triggered by the parasite is largely localized to the distal portion of...

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Main Authors: Egan, Charlotte E, Cohen, Sara B, Denkers, Eric Y
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094106/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22064707
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/icb.2011.93
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