Glycobiology of the Leishmania parasite and emerging targets for antileishmanial drug discovery

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Expert opinion on therapeutic targets

• Publication date

  2010-06-11

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1517/14728222.2010.495125PMID 20536412
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