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Schistosome tegumental ecto-apyrase (SmATPDase1) degrades exogenous pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic nucleotides

Schistosomes are parasitic worms that can survive in the hostile environment of the human bloodstream where they appear refractory to both immune elimination and thrombus formation. We hypothesize that parasite migration in the bloodstream can stress the vascular endothelium causing this tissue to r...

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Autores principales: Da’dara, Akram A., Bhardwaj, Rita, Ali, Yasser B.M., Skelly, Patrick J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24711968
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.316