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Synthetic bovine lactoferrin peptide Lfampin kills Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites by necrosis and resolves amoebic intracecal infection in mice
Amoebiasis caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica remains a public health problem in developing countries, making the identification of new anti-amoebic compounds a continuing priority. Previously, we have shown that lactoferrin (Lf) and several Lf-derived peptides exhibit in vitro a...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Portland Press Ltd.
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6328891/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30429239 http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BSR20180850 |