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Alpha-Glucosidase Promotes Hemozoin Formation in a Blood-Sucking Bug: An Evolutionary History
BACKGROUND: Hematophagous insects digest large amounts of host hemoglobin and release heme inside their guts. In Rhodnius prolixus, hemoglobin-derived heme is detoxified by biomineralization, forming hemozoin (Hz). Recently, the involvement of the R. prolixus perimicrovillar membranes in Hz formatio...
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Public Library of Science
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2734994/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19742319 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006966 |