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Ciênc. cult. (Säo Paulo)
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45(5): 339-42, Sept.-Oct. 1993. ilus
Artículo
en Inglés
| LILACS
| ID: lil-200102
RESUMEN
Cysteine proteinases have been found in a variety of organisms, and have been implicated in many processes related to pathogenesis in parasites. In this review we discuss cysteine proteinases of Leishmania, that may be involved in mechanisms of survival and growth of these parasites in the microbicidal environment of the macrophage.