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Pumping iron: a potential target for novel therapeutics against schistosomes
Parasites, as with the vast majority of organisms, are dependent on iron. Pathogens must compete directly with the host for this essential trace metal, which is sequestered within host proteins and inorganic chelates. Not surprisingly, pathogenic prokaryotes and eukaryotic parasites have diverse ada...
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Elsevier Science
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2756500/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17962074 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2007.08.018 |