Glucose metabolism in Trypanosoma cruzi

Essays in Biochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-30

  Maugeri, Dante A ^a   Cannata, Joaquin J B ^a   Cazzulo, Juan José ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ALANINE; ENZYME; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATASE; GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL; CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBODY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE; REVIEW; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ALANINE; ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; ENZYMES; FRUCTOSE-BISPHOSPHATASE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MICROBODIES; PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84862607288     PISSN: 00711365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BSE0510015     Document Type: Article

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