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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Host insulin stimulates Echinococcus multilocularisinsulin signalling pathways and larval development
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| Published in |
BMC Biology, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7007-12-5 |
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| Authors |
Sarah Hemer, Christian Konrad, Markus Spiliotis, Uriel Koziol, Dominik Schaack, Sabine Förster, Verena Gelmedin, Britta Stadelmann, Thomas Dandekar, Andrew Hemphill, Klaus Brehm |
| Abstract |
The metacestode of the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis is the causative agent of alveolar echinococcosis, a lethal zoonosis. Infections are initiated through establishment of parasite larvae within the intermediate host's liver, where high concentrations of insulin are present, followed by tumour-like growth of the metacestode in host organs. The molecular mechanisms determining the organ tropism of E. multilocularis or the influences of host hormones on parasite proliferation are poorly understood. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 73 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 66 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 22% |
| Researcher | 15 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 18% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 7 | 10% |
| Unknown | 9 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 26 | 36% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 12% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 7 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 14% |
| Unknown | 12 | 16% |