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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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Autores principales: Rochael, Natalia Cadaxo, Lima, Luize Gonçalves, de Oliveira, Sandra Maria Pereira, Barcinski, Marcello André, Saraiva, Elvira Maria, Monteiro, Robson Queiroz, Pinto-da-Silva, Lucia Helena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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