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Short-term metabolic adjustments in Plasmodium falciparum counter hypoxanthine deprivation at the expense of long-term viability
BACKGROUND: The malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum is an auxotroph for purines, which are required for nucleic acid synthesis during the intra-erythrocytic developmental cycle (IDC) of the parasite. The capabilities of the parasite and extent to which it can use compensatory mechanisms to adapt...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6423861/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30890151 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-2720-3 |