Uptake and metabolism of arginine impact Plasmodium development in the liver

Abstract Prior to infecting erythrocytes and causing malaria symptoms, Plasmodium parasites undergo an obligatory phase of invasion and extensive replication inside their mammalian host’s liver cells that depends on the parasite’s ability to obtain the nutrients it requires for its intra-hepatic gro...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Meireles, António M. Mendes, Rita I. Aroeira, Bryan C. Mounce, Marco Vignuzzi, Henry M. Staines, Miguel Prudêncio
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/133a76af5fe44d84be8a4c8babb2c5dd
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