| Literature DB >> 12474485 |
Anthony R Mawson1, Musau WaKabongo.
Abstract
Tissue concentrations of vitamin A in Onchocerca volvulus are about 8 times higher than those of the host. About 100,000 microfilariae (mf) die every day in heavily infected persons. Onchocerciasis-associated morbidity may be due in part to the release of retinoids from dying mf and their gradual accumulation to toxic concentrations in affected tissues.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 12474485 DOI： 10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90434-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg ISSN： 0035-9203 Impact factor: 2.184