Does myoglobin protectTrypanosoma cruzifrom the antiparasitic effects of nitric oxide?1
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- 17 July 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 501 (2-3) , 103-105
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02637-0
Abstract
The hemoflagellate protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease, a progressive fatal cardiomyopathy widespread in South and Central America. Here, we postulate that t...Keywords
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