• Fate of uptaken host proteins in Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps cysticerci. (harvard.edu)
  • Anti-GK1 antibodies damage Taenia crassiceps cysticerci through complement activation. (harvard.edu)
  • Taenia crassiceps is a tapeworm in the family Taeniidae. (wikipedia.org)
  • Taenia crassiceps begins its life in the intestines of wild canines, such as the wolf. (wikipedia.org)
  • Taenia crassiceps rarely infect humans, but if they do, they often cause ocular larva migrans that can progress to blindness. (wikipedia.org)
  • Taenia crassiceps is described as an opportunistic infection in severe immunodeficiency, as in AIDS. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ntoukas V, Tappe D, Pfütze D, Simon M, Holzmann T. Cerebellar cysticercosis caused by larval Taenia crassiceps tapeworm in immunocompetent woman, Germany. (wikipedia.org)
  • A case of intracranial T. crassiceps tapeworm cysticercosis with severe involvement of the cerebellum is described. (wikipedia.org)
  • The larval stages of T. crassiceps develop subcutaneously or in their body cavities as cysticerci which are cyst-like structures. (wikipedia.org)
  • Rodents are natural intermediate hosts, and they harbor the cyst-like larvae (metacestodes, cysticerci) in the peritoneal cavity, where they multiply by asexual budding. (wikipedia.org)
  • The oncospheres hatch in the small intestine of the cattle or pig (3) and invade the intestinal wall to travel to the striated muscles to develop into cysticerci. (parasitetesting.com)
  • A case of intracranial T. crassiceps tapeworm cysticercosis with severe involvement of the cerebellum is described. (wikipedia.org)
  • Overall, these results suggest sexual dimorphism in the intracranial inflammatory response that accompanied T. crassiceps extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Rodents are natural intermediate hosts, and they harbor the cyst-like larvae (metacestodes, cysticerci) in the peritoneal cavity, where they multiply by asexual budding. (wikipedia.org)