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Effects of Estradiol and Progesterone-Induced Intracellular Calcium Fluxes on Toxoplasma gondii Gliding, Microneme Secretion, and Egress

Research has shown that estrogen is present and plays a critical role in vertebrate reproduction and metabolism, but the influence of steroids on Toxoplasma gondii has received less attention. Our data showed that estradiol and progesterone induced parasitic cytosolic Ca(2+) fluxes. This process req...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Xiao, Zhang, Heng, Fu, Yong, Liu, Jing, Liu, Qun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6005879/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29946311
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01266