Evolution of apoptosis-like programmed cell death in unicellular protozoan parasites

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Apoptosis-like programmed cell death (PCD) has recently been described in multiple taxa of unicellular protists, including the protozoan parasites <it>Plasmodium, Trypanosoma </it>and <it>Leishmania</it>. Apoptosis-like PCD in protozoan pa...

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Main Authors: Reece Sarah E, Sajid Mohammed, Kaczanowski Szymon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/4/1/44