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Yolanda S Andersen1, Frances D Gillin, Lars Eckmann.
Abstract
Humans infected with Giardia exhibit intestinal hypermotility, but the underlying mechanisms and functional significance are uncertain. Here we show in murine models of giardiasis that small-intestinal hypermotility occurs in a delayed fashion relative to peak parasite burden, is dependent on adaptive immune defenses, and contributes to giardial clearance.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16552082 PMCID: PMC1418922 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.74.4.2473-2476.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441