Age-related alteration of arginase activity impacts on severity of leishmaniasis.

The leishmaniases are a group of vector-borne parasitic diseases that represent a major international public health problem; they belong to the most neglected tropical diseases and have one of the highest rates of morbidity and mortality. The clinical outcome of infection with Leishmania parasites d...

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Main Authors: Ingrid Müller, Asrat Hailu, Beak-San Choi, Tamrat Abebe, Jose M Fuentes, Markus Munder, Manuel Modolell, Pascale Kropf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2359854?pdf=render