Apoptosis and apoptotic mimicry in Leishmania: an evolutionary perspective
Apoptotic death and apoptotic mimicry are defined respectively as a non-accidental death and as the mimicking of an apoptotic-cell phenotype, usually by phosphatidylserine exposure. In the case of the murine infection by Leishmania spp, apoptotic death has been described in promastigotes and apoptot...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2012.00096/full |