Anti-plasmodium activity of angiotensin II and related synthetic peptides.

Anti-plasmodium activity of angiotensin II and related synthetic peptides.

Plasmodium species are the causative agents of malaria, the most devastating insect-borne parasite of human populations. Finding and developing new drugs for malaria treatment and prevention is the goal of much research. Angiotensins I and II (ang I and ang II) and six synthetic related peptides des...

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Main Authors: Ceres Maciel, Vani Xavier de Oliveira Junior, Marcos Antonio Fázio, Rafael Nacif-Pimenta, Antonio Miranda, Paulo F P Pimenta, Margareth Lara Capurro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2546444?pdf=render

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