PURINE SALVAGE ENZYMES IN TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS: 133
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Purine metabolism in Trichomonas vaginalis.
The purine metabolism of several genera of parasitic protozoa, is of interest partly due to their sensitivity to purine analogues, and to differences in the enzymes of purine metabolism compared to mammalian systems [l-6]. Trichomonas vaginalis, the causative agent of trichomonal vaginitis, a mild, but very common, sexually-transmitted disease, has not been studied in this respect; there is a g...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198507000-00153