The role of melatonin in parasite biology

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Bagnaresi, Piero ^a   Nakabashi, Myna ^b   Thomas, Andrew P ^c   Reiter, Russel J ^d   Garcia, Célia R S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Malaria; Melatonin; Plasmodium chabaudi, Calcium signaling; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDOLEAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 2; MELATONIN; PROTEIN KINASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANOPHELES; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL CYCLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOMODULATION; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MELATONIN; PARASITES; PLASMODIUM; PROTEIN KINASES; TOXOPLASMA; TRYPANOSOMA;

MAMMALIA; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 81055157648     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: 18729428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2011.09.010     Document Type: Review

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