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Plasmodium falciparum uses vitamin E to avoid oxidative stress
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum is sensitive to oxidative stress in vitro and in vivo, and many drugs such as artemisinin, chloroquine and cercosporin interfere in the parasite’s redox system. To minimize the damage caused by reactive radicals, antioxidant enzymes and their substrates found in par...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5634829/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29017543 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2402-3 |