Increased iron stores correlate with worse disease outcomes in a mouse model of schistosomiasis infection.
Schistosomiasis is a significant parasitic infection creating disease burden throughout many of the world's developing nations. Iron deficiency anemia is also a significant health burden resulting from both nutritional deficit as well as parasitic infection in these countries. In this study we...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2834747?pdf=render |