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Cathepsin B/X is secreted by Echinometra lucunter sea urchin spines, a structure rich in granular cells and toxins

BACKGROUND: Echinometra lucunter is a common American sea urchin responsible for the majority of the marine accidents in Brazil. Although not lethal, these accidents are reported to be extremely painful. Recently, our group described the presence of toxins in its spines that contribute to the pathol...

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Autores principales: Sciani, Juliana Mozer, Antoniazzi, Marta Maria, Neves, Adriana da Costa, Pimenta, Daniel Carvalho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3880103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24341625
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-19-33