Cytolytic activity in the genus Leishmania: Involvement of a putative pore-forming protein

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3975-3982

  Noronha, Fátima S M ^a   Ramalho Pinto, F Juarez ^a   Horta, M Fátima ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

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Indexed keywords

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CYTOLYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE;

EID: 0029797589     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.10.3975-3982.1996     Document Type: Article

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