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Effects of Trypanosoma cruzi on the phenoloxidase and prophenoloxidase activity in the vector Meccus pallidipennis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

BACKGROUND: Triatomine insects are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of Chagas disease. The insect-parasite interaction has been studied in relation to the transmission and prevalence of this disease. For most triatomines, however, several crucial aspects of the insect immune response a...

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Autores principales: Favila-Ruiz, Guadalupe, Jiménez-Cortés, J. Guillermo, Córdoba-Aguilar, Alex, Salazar-Schettino, Paz María, Gutiérrez-Cabrera, Ana E., Pérez-Torres, Armando, De Fuentes-Vicente, José Antonio, Vences-Blanco, Mauro O., Bucio-Torres, Martha I., Flores-Villegas, A. Laura, Cabrera-Bravo, Margarita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6062883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30053904
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3016-0