Heme and blood-feeding parasites: friends or foes?
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Hemoparasites, like malaria and schistosomes, are constantly faced with the challenges of storing and detoxifying large quantities of heme, released from their catabolism of host erythrocytes. Heme is an essential prosthetic group that forms the reactive core of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-11-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
| Online Access: | http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/3/1/108 |