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Morphology of Echinococcus granulosus Protoscolex

Primer Autor	Rojas, Claudio
Co-autores	Manterola, Carlos Rivadeneira, Josue Pogue, Spencer D.
Título	Morphology of Echinococcus granulosus Protoscolex
Editorial	SOC CHILENA ANATOMIA
Revista	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY
Lenguaje	en
Resumen	Echinococcus granulosus (E. granulosus), is a tapeworm that spreads between intermediate and definitive hosts through the ingestion of fecal matter contaminated with the parasite's eggs. The life cycle consists of differentiation from eggs to oncospheres to embryos, which eventually form cysts in organs like the liver, lungs and others. Within these cysts are protoscolices, an intermediate stage of the parasite which develop into adult tapeworms once they infect their definitive hosts. When these hydatid cysts form in humans, it is known as Cystic Echinococcosis (CE). This disease is treated through surgical excision of the cysts and or chemotherapy with benzimidazole compounds. Understanding the morphology of the intermediate developmental stage of E. granulosus, protoscolex stage, can allow researchers to identify defining structural changes and protein functions that could be used to develop treatment modalities for CE. Unique characteristics in the tegumental surface during the protoescolex stage and proteins associated with cyst fertility have all been identified in previous research studies and bring researchers closer to understanding the underlying mechanisms of E. granulosus development, and consequently, means to disrupt it to achieve better control of the disease.
Fecha Publicación	2023
Tipo de Recurso	artículo original
doi	10.4067/S0717-95022023000200646
Formato Recurso	PDF
Palabras Claves	Echinococcus granulosus Echinococcosis Cystic Echinococcosis Hydatid Cyst Protoscolex Morphology
Ubicación del archivo	http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-95022023000200646
Categoría OCDE	Anatomía y Morfología
Materias	Echinococcus granulosus Equinococosis Equinococosis Quística Quiste hidatídico Protoscólex Morfología
Página de inicio (Recomendado-único)	646.0
Página final (Recomendado-único)	653
Identificador del recurso (Mandatado-único)	artículo original
Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único)	versión publicada
Derechos de acceso	acceso abierto
Access Rights	acceso abierto
Id de Web of Science	WOS:001001066200047
ISSN	0717-9502
Tipo de ruta	verde# dorado
Categoría WOS	Anatomía y Morfología