Relationship between free radicals produced by Entamoeba histolytica and its proteases complex activity

Revista Latinoamericana de Microbiologia

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-82

  Crisostomo Vazquez M P ^a   Cervantes Cervantes, M P ^a   Jimenez Cardoso E ^a   Munoz Sanchez J L ^a  

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Author keywords

Entamoeba histolytica; Free radicals; Proteases activity

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FREE RADICAL; METRONIDAZOLE; PROBUCOL; PROTEASOME;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS;

ANIMALS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FREE RADICALS; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 0041319307     PISSN: 01874640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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