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How parasitic larvae affect the brain

Zin-Juan Klaft1, Chris Dulla1

  • 1Department of Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, United States.

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The release of the neurotransmitter glutamate by the parasitic tapeworm Taenia solium appears to be implicated in the pathophysiology of a widespread, but neglected, form of adult-onset epilepsy.

Keywords:
Taenia soliumepilepsyglutamate signalinghumanmouseneurocysticercosisneuroscienceparasitic infection

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