Chapter 7
ABC Proteins Involved in Protozoan Parasite Resistance
Bruno Pradines,
Bruno Pradines
Unité de Recherche en Biologie et Epidérniologie Parasitaires, Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé des Armées, Marseille, France
Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes—Unité mixte de recherche 6236, Marseille, France
Search for more papers by this authorBruno Pradines,
Bruno Pradines
Unité de Recherche en Biologie et Epidérniologie Parasitaires, Institut de Médecine Tropicale du Service de Santé des Armées, Marseille, France
Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes—Unité mixte de recherche 6236, Marseille, France
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Ahcène Boumendjel, Jean Boutonnat,
Jacques Robert,
Jean Boutonnat
Institut Jean Roget, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
Hôpital Michallon de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
Search for more papers by this authorJacques Robert
Institut Bergonié, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France
Search for more papers by this authorSeries Editor(s): Binghe Wang,
Binghe Wang
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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ABC transporters and MDR in Trypanosoma spp
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ABC transporters and MDR in Leishmania spp
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ABC transporters and MDR in Plasmodium spp
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Conclusions
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References
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