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The site of the bite: Leishmania interaction with macrophages, neutrophils and the extracellular matrix in the dermis

Leishmania spp., the causative agents of leishmaniasis, are intracellular parasites, transmitted to humans via the bite of their sand fly vectors. Once inoculated, the promastigotes are exposed to the dermis, which is composed of extracellular matrix (ECM), growth factors and its resident cells. Pro...

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Autores principales: de Menezes, Juliana Perrone, Saraiva, Elvira M., da Rocha-Azevedo, Bruno
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4857439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27146515
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1540-3