Cysteine proteinase inhibitors block early steps in hemoglobin degradation by cultured malaria parasites

Blood

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4448-4454

  Gamboa De Domínguez, Neira D ^a   Rosenthal, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL VACUOLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEME SYNTHESIS; HEMOGLOBIN SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE VESICLE; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0001402353     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v87.10.4448.bloodjournal87104448     Document Type: Article

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