Endocytosis and Sphingolipid Scavenging inLeishmania mexicanaAmastigotes
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Endocytosis and Sphingolipid Scavenging in Leishmania mexicana Amastigotes
Leishmania species are the causative agents of the leishmaniases, a spectrum of neglected tropical diseases. Amastigote stage parasites exist within macrophages and scavenge host factors for survival, for example, Leishmania species utilise host sphingolipid for synthesis of complex sphingolipid. In this study L. mexicana endocytosis was shown to be significantly upregulated in amastigotes, ind...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochemistry Research International
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-2247,2090-2255
DOI: 10.1155/2012/691363