Pathogenesis of Disease Caused by Entamoeba histolytica: Studies of Adherence, Secreted Toxins, and Contact-Dependent Cytolysis
Ravdin, Jonathan I.;
reviews of infectious diseases1986Vol. 8pp. 247-260
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i.1986reviewspathogenesis
Abstract
Abstract. Amebiasis is due to invasion of the colonic mucosa by the enteric protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. The biology of the parasite and the pathogenic mech