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The Acidocalcisome as a Target for Chemotherapeutic Agents in Protozoan Parasites

Acidocalcisomes are acidic organelles rich in calcium and phosphorus that have been conserved from bacteria to man. In parasitic protozoa acidocalcisomes possess enzymes that are absent or different from their mammalian counterparts and could be potential targets for chemotherapy, such as the vacuol...

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Main Authors: Docampo, Roberto, Moreno, Silvia N.J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2664259/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18473837
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