Subcellular localization of an intracellular serine protease of 68 kDa in Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis promastigotes

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 377-383

  Morgado Díaz, José Andrés ^a   Da Silva Lopez, Raquel Elisa ^b   Alves, Carlos Roberto ^b   Soares, Maurilio José ^c   Corte Real, Suzana ^c   De Simone, Salvatore Giovanni ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leishmania; Serine protease; Subcellular localization; Trypanosomatid

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA (PROPER); LEISHMANIA (SUBGENUS); LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 23944432892     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762005000400007     Document Type: Article

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