Metacaspases and their role in the life cycle of human protozoan parasites;Las metacaspasas y su rol en la vida y muerte de los parásitos protozoarios humanos

Biomedica

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 485-493

  González, Iveth J ^a  

^a Universidad de Lausana   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Leishmania; Malaria; Plasmodium; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 77954355847     PISSN: 01204157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.v29i3.6     Document Type: Article

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