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Role of chagasin-like inhibitors as endogenous regulators of cysteine proteases in parasitic protozoa

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  1. Instituto de Biofisica Carlos Chagas Filho, Bloco D, sala 10-A, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, C.C.S., Cidade Universitaria, Ilha do Fundao, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 21949-900, Brazil

    Camila C. Santos, Julio Scharfstein & Ana Paula C. de A. Lima

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Santos, C.C., Scharfstein, J. & de A. Lima, A.P.C. Role of chagasin-like inhibitors as endogenous regulators of cysteine proteases in parasitic protozoa. Parasitol Res 99, 323–324 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-006-0195-y

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