Natural Schistosoma mansoni Infection in the Wild Reservoir Nectomys squamipes Leads to Excessive Lipid Droplet Accumulation in Hepatocytes in the Absence of Liver Functional Impairment

• Kátia B. Amaral,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

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• Thiago P. Silva,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

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• Kássia K. Malta,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

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• Lívia A. S. Carmo,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

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• Felipe F. Dias,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

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• Mariana R. Almeida,

  Current address: Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), MG, Brazil

  Affiliation Laboratory of Plasmonic Nanostructures, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

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• Gustavo F. S. Andrade,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Plasmonic Nanostructures, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure Group, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

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• Jefferson S. Martins,

  Affiliation Department of Physics, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

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• Roberto R. Pinho,

  Affiliation Department of Physics, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

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• Sócrates F. Costa-Neto,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Biology and Parasitology of Wild Reservoir Mammals, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Rosana Gentile,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Biology and Parasitology of Wild Reservoir Mammals, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Rossana C. N. Melo

  * E-mail: rossana.melo@ufjf.edu.br

  Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, 36036–900

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1736-0806

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