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Lactoferrin and lactoferricin endocytosis halt Giardia cell growth and prevent infective cyst production

Lactoferrin (LF) is an 80 KDa iron-binding glycoprotein that plays a significant role in the innate immune system and is considered to be an important microbicide molecule. It has been suggested to be effective in the treatment of giardiasis, an intestinal disease caused by the protozoan parasite G....

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Autores principales: Frontera, Lorena S., Moyano, Sofía, Quassollo, Gonzalo, Lanfredi-Rangel, Adriana, Rópolo, Andrea S., Touz, María C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6303297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30575774
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36563-1