A novel role for the peritrophic matrix in protecting Leishmania from the hydrolytic activities of the sand fly midgut

Parasitology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 359-369

  Pimenta, P F P ^a,d   Modi, G B ^a   Pereira, S T ^b   Shahabuddin, M ^a   Sacks, D L ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allosamidin; Chitinase; Leishmania; Peritrophic membrane; Sand fly

Indexed keywords

ALLOSAMIDIN; HYDROLASE; PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PHLEBOTOMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ANIMALS; CHITINASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; HYDROLYSIS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PHLEBOTOMUS; TRISACCHARIDES; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0030756551     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182097001510     Document Type: Article

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