Parasitism in optima forma: Exploiting the host fibrinolytic system for invasion

Acta Tropica

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 116-123

  Figuera, Lourdes ^a   Gómez Arreaza, Amaranta ^a   Avilán, Luisana ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Fibrinolysis; Invasion; Parasites; Plasminogen; Plasminogen receptors

Indexed keywords

ENOLASE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLASMINOGEN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ENZYME; MODELING; PARASITE; PARASITISM; PATHOGEN; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBRINOLYSIS; HELMINTH; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTIST; TREMATODE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALIA; PROKARYOTA; VERMES;

FIBRINOLYSIS; INVASION; PARASITES; PLASMINOGEN; PLASMINOGEN RECEPTORS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; FIBRINOLYSIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PARASITES; PLASMINOGEN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

EID: 84883740186     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.06.023     Document Type: Article

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