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Leishmania amazonensis exhibits phosphatidylserine-dependent procoagulant activity, a process that is counteracted by sandfly saliva
Leishmania parasites expose phosphatidylserine (PS) on their surface, a process that has been associated with regulation of host's immune responses. In this study we demonstrate that PS exposure by metacyclic promastigotes of Leishmania amazonensis favours blood coagulation. L. amazonensis acce...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970692/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24037188 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-0276108062013002 |