Antiparasitic peptides from arthropods and their application in drug therapy

Africa, Asia and Latin America are regions highly affected by endemic diseases, such as Leishmaniasis, Malaria and Chagas’ disease. They are responsible for the death of thousands of patients every year, as there is not yet a cure for them and the drugs used are inefficient against the pathogenic pa...

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Main Authors: Ariane Ferreira Lacerda, PATRICIA BARBOSA PELEGRINI, Daiane Medeiros de Oliveira, Erico Augusto Rosas Vasconcelos, MARIA FATIMA eGROSSI DE SA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00091/full