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Trypanosoma cruzi proline racemases are involved in parasite differentiation and infectivity
23 Aug 2005
Abstract excerpt
Polyclonal lymphocyte activation is one of the major immunological disturbances observed after microbial infections and among the primary strategies used by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi to avoid specific immune responses and ensure survival. T. cruzi is the insect-transmitted protozoan responsible for Chagas' disease, the third public health problem in Latin America. During infection of its mammalian host, the...
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