Temporal analysis of the autophagic and apoptotic phenotypes in Leishmania parasites

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Temporal analysis of the autophagic and apoptotic phenotypes in Leishmania parasites – INTRODUCTION Leishmania are flagellated parasitic protozoa responsible for the leishmaniases, a neglected tropical disease that causes between 20,000 and 30,000 deaths per year. Between 700,000 and 1 million people, mostly among the poorest in the world, are at risk of contracting this disease each year in about 97 countries...