Entamoeba histolytica Gal/GalNAc lectin depletes antioxidant defences of target epithelial cells
Entamoeba histolytica Gal/GalNAc lectin depletes antioxidant defences of target epithelial cells
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RAWAL, S. , MAJUMDAR, S. , DHAWAN, V. and VOHRA, H.
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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English
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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Among the variety of virulence factors of Entamoeba histolytica, an adherence lectin (Gal/GalNAc, 260 kDa) is known to mediate colonization and subsequent host responses. Gal/GalNAc lectin is universally recognized by the immune sera of patients with amoebic liver abscess. It plays a crucial role in cytolysis and phagocytosis of human and rat colon...
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Entamoeba histolytica Gal/GalNAc lectin depletes antioxidant defences of target epithelial cells
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_66655966
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_66655966
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0031-1820
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1469-8161
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10.1017/S0031182004005074
