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Tag: Strongyloides stercoralis

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TWiP 128: It’s over 9000!

  • March 4, 2017
  • Tagged as: case study, collagen, eosinophilia, helminth, nurse cell, parasite, parasitism, Strongyloides stercoralis, Trichinella
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The TWiPerati solve the case of the Man Who Sat in Feces, and discuss a study on how Dickson’s favorite parasite induces the formation of a collagen capsule.

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TWiP 71: Happy trails to you

  • May 10, 2014
  • Tagged as: candiru, chemoattractant, parasite, parasitism, Strongyloides stercoralis, urocanic acid

Vincent and Dickson review the finding that urocanic acid in the skin is a chemoattractant for the parasitic nematode Strongyloides stercoralis.

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