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Characterization of an epimastigote-stage-specific hemoglobin receptor of Trypanosoma congolense
BACKGROUND: Since Trypanosoma spp. lack a complete heme synthesis pathway, the parasites are totally dependent on their host for heme throughout all of the stages of their life-cycle. We herein report the identification and characterization of a T. congolense epimastigote form (EMF)-specific hemoglo...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4877808/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27216446 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1563-9 |