Miltefosine induces metacaspase and PARP genes expression in Leishmania infantum
Objectives: Apoptosis is the process of programmed cell death (PCD) that occurs in both animal and plant cells. Protozoan parasites possess metacaspase and these caspase-related proteases could be involved in the PCD pathways in these organisms. Therefore we analyzed the activities of metacaspase an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867011702252 |