New Insights on Heme Uptake in <i>Leishmania</i> spp.
The protozoan parasite <i>Leishmania</i>, responsible for leishmaniasis, is one of the few aerobic organisms that cannot synthesize the essential molecule heme. Therefore, it has developed specialized pathways to scavenge it from its host. In recent years, some proteins involved in the i...
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MDPI AG
2022-09-01
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Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/18/10501 |