The association between seizures and deposition of collagen in the brain in porcine Taenia solium neurocysticercosis
•Pigs with seizures had larger amount of collagen compared to pigs without seizures.•Collagen is likely to play a role in the pathogenesis of seizures in neurocysticercosis.•Pigs can serve as a model for studying the pathogenesis of seizures in neurocysticercosis.
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5061549/ |