Advances in understanding Giardia: Determinants and mechanisms of chronic sequelae

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Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Bartelt, Luther A ^a   Sartor, R Balfour ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIARRHEA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MICROFLORA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOGENICITY;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTEA;

EID: 84931275175     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20517599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12703/P7-62     Document Type: Article

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