Retinoid Expression in Onchocercal Skin Disease: Pilot Study
Based on the observation that the parasite Onchocerca volvulus selectively absorbs vitamin A from the host, and the known toxicity of vitamin A in higher concentration, it was hypothesized that dying microfilariae (mf) release their stores of vitamin A (retinoids) into the host circulation in toxic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1178633617731741 |