Host tissue destruction by Entamoeba histolytica: molecules mediating adhesion, cytolysis, and proteolysis
Entamoeba histolytica, the protozoan parasite causing human amoebisis, has recently been found to comprise two genetically distinct forms, potentially pathogenic and constitutively nonpathogenic ones. Host tissue destruction by pathogenic forms is belived to result from cell functions mediaed by a l...
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Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
1992-01-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000900007 |