Regulatory volume decrease in Leishmania mexicana: effect of anti-microtubule drugs

The trypanosomatid cytoskeleton is responsible for the parasite's shape and it is modulated throughout the different stages of the parasite's life cycle. When parasites are exposed to media with reduced osmolarity, they initially swell, but subsequently undergo compensatory shrinking refer...

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Main Authors: Francehuli Dagger, Elizabeth Valdivieso, Ana K Marcano, Carlos Ayesta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000100014&lng=en&tlng=en