PGF2α Synthase-Like Proteins are Expressed in Promastigotes of Old World Leishmania Species but not in New World Species
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a Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, the US Army Medical Research Unit, Kenya b Department of Biochemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya c Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya d Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya _____________ * Corresponding author: Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, US Army Medical Research Unit – Kenya, US Embassy, P.O. Box 606-0621, Nairobi, Kenya; Tel: +254-20-2729303; Email: [email protected]
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