Surface Zn-proteinase as a molecule for defense of Leishmania mexicana amazonensis promastigotes against cytolysis inside macrophage phagolysosomes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 5129-5137

  Seay, Michael B ^a   Heard, Pamela L ^a   Chaudhuri, Gautam ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTEINASE; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; LEISHMANIA; LYSOSOME; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE;

EID: 0029851699     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.12.5129-5137.1996     Document Type: Article

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