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Metabolic Pathways of Leishmania Parasite: Source of Pertinent Drug Targets and Potent Drug Candidates
2022-06-27
Abstract excerpt
Leishmaniasis is a tropical disease caused by a protozoan parasite Leishmania that is transmitted via infected female sandflies. At present, leishmaniasis treatment mainly counts on chemotherapy. The currently available drugs against leishmaniasis are costly, toxic, with multiple side effects, and limitations in the administration route. The rapid emergence of drug resistance has severely reduced the potency of an...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 6e851806-36f4-527c-a224-1a96e67b9359
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202206.0355.v1
