Infected dendritic cells facilitate systemic dissemination and transplacental passage of the obligate intracellular parasite Neospora caninum in mice.

The obligate intracellular parasite Neospora caninum disseminates across the placenta and the blood-brain barrier, to reach sites where it causes severe pathology or establishes chronic persistent infections. The mechanisms used by N. caninum to breach restrictive biological barriers remain elusive....

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Main Authors: Esther Collantes-Fernandez, Romanico B G Arrighi, Gema Alvarez-García, Jessica M Weidner, Javier Regidor-Cerrillo, John C Boothroyd, Luis M Ortega-Mora, Antonio Barragan
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/bc71b498ec774b70a96187a9a3a2cf9b
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