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Mitochondrial peroxidase TPx-2 is not essential in the blood and insect stages of Plasmodium berghei
BACKGROUND: Malaria parasites actively proliferate in the body of their vertebrate and insect hosts, and are subjected to the toxic effects of reactive oxygen species. The antioxidant defenses of malaria parasites are considered to play essential roles in their survival and are thus considered promi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3507878/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23146411 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-252 |