Impact of Trypanosoma cruzi on antimicrobial peptide gene expression and activity in the fat body and midgut of Rhodnius prolixus

BACKGROUND: Rhodnius prolixus is a major vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease in Latin America. In natural habitats, these insects are in contact with a variety of bacteria, fungi, virus and parasites that they acquire from both their environments and the blood of their...

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Autores principales: Vieira, CS, Waniek, PJ, Castro, DP, Mattos, DP, Moreira, OC, Azambuja, P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4774030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26931761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1398-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4774030/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26931761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1398-4

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