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Discovery of microchannels in host tissues surrounding hydatid cysts

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The present study shows for the first time long, tiny microchannels starting from the surface of a Echinococcus granulosus hydatid and running through the laminated layer and the pericyst into the healthy tissue. It is, however, not clear, whether these channels are persistent or only formed for a short period and whatever function they fulfill.

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  1. Department of Pathogenic Biology, Chongqing Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400016, China

    Bin Ye

  2. Research Center for Molecular Medicine and Tumor, Chongqing Medical University, 1 Yixueyuan Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400016, China

    Bin Ye

  3. Department of Parasitology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, D-40225, Germany

    Heinz Mehlhorn

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Ye, B., Mehlhorn, H. Discovery of microchannels in host tissues surrounding hydatid cysts. Parasitol Res 114, 1245–1246 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-015-4332-3

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