Acanthamoeba invasion of the central nervous system

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-138

  Khan, Naveed Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Blood brain barrier; Central nervous system; Granulomatous encephalitis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; ENCEPHALITIS; HEMOPARASITE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PROTOZOAN;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMOEBA; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ENCEPHALITIS; GRANULOMATOSIS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMANS;

ACANTHAMOEBA;

EID: 33846069189     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.11.010     Document Type: Review

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