Conserved and distinct morphological aspects of the salivary glands of sand fly vectors of leishmaniasis: an anatomical and ultrastructural study

BACKGROUND: Sand flies are vectors of Leishmania spp., the causative agents of leishmaniasis in vertebrates, including man. The sand fly saliva contains powerful pharmacologically active substances that prevent hemostasis and enhance Leishmania spp. infections. On the other hand, salivary proteins c...

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Autores principales: Nacif-Pimenta, Rafael, Pinto, Luciana C., Volfova, Vera, Volf, Petr, Pimenta, Paulo F. P., Secundino, Nagila F. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7469427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32883363
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04311-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7469427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32883363
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04311-y

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