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  1. Egg Derived Ovotransferrins and Lactoferrins

    Proteins and minerals are integral parts of the biological system that harmonize and sustain life. Minerals such as iron binds with protein and is...
    Jamil Talukder in Nutraceuticals in Veterinary Medicine
    Chapter 2019

  2. Kava and Ethno-cultural Identity in Oceania

    Garibaldi and Turner (Ecol Soc 9:1, 5, 2004) explain the role that particular plants play in facilitating the shared ancestry, practices, and social...
    S. Apo Aporosa in The Palgrave Handbook of Ethnicity
    Living reference work entry 2019

  3. Amebicidal activity of the essential oils of Lippia spp. (Verbenaceae) against Acanthamoeba polyphaga trophozoites

    Amoebic keratitis and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis are caused by some strains of free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba . In the case of...

    Israel Gomes de Amorim Santos, Ricardo Scher, ... Silvio Santana Dolabella in Parasitology Research
    Article 08 October 2015

  4. Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Defense Mechanism in the Human Enteric Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica

    Entamoeba histolytica is an intestinal protozoan parasite that causes amebic dysentery and liver abscess in millions of inhabitants of endemic areas....
    Ghulam Jeelani, Tomoyoshi Nozaki in Oxidative Stress in Microbial Diseases
    Chapter 2019

  5. Kava and Ethno-cultural Identity in Oceania

    Garibaldi and Turner (Ecol Soc 9:1, 5, 2004) explain the role that particular plants play in facilitating the shared ancestry, practices, and social...
    S. Apo Aporosa in The Palgrave Handbook of Ethnicity
    Reference work entry 2019

  6. Polymer-Functionalized NIR-Emitting Nanoparticles: Applications in Cancer Theranostics and Treatment of Bacterial Infections

    In recent years, there has been tremendous excitement over the development of new classes of applications for NIR-emitting nanoparticles. These...
    Neelkanth M. Bardhan, Angela M. Belcher in Near Infrared-Emitting Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
    Chapter 2020

  7. Sexually Transmitted and Infectious Diarrheal Diseases

    Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be a tremendous health burden. In the United States it is estimated that 15 million persons...
    Reza Arsalani-Zadeh, Christina Cellini, Lester Gottesman in Fundamentals of Anorectal Surgery
    Chapter 2019

  8. Chemistry and Biology of Selected Mexican Medicinal Plants

    Herbal medicines are an integral element of alternative medical care in Mexico, and the best testimony to their efficacy and cultural value is their...
    Rachel Mata, Mario Figueroa, ... Isabel Rivero-Cruz in Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 108
    Chapter 2019

  9. Human Amebiasis: Insight into the Biology and Immunopathogenesis

    Several members of the genus Entamoeba infect humans including E. histolytica, E. moshkovskii, and E. dispar. Among these, only E. histolytica is...
    Preeti Shahi, Kris Chadee in Neglected Tropical Diseases - South Asia
    Chapter 2017

  10. Recurrent amebic liver abscesses over a 16-year period: a case report

    Background

    Amebic liver abscess is a rare disease in high-income countries. Recurrence of amebic liver abscess is even rarer with only a few previous...

    D. Creemers-Schild, P. J. J. van Genderen, ... P. J. Wismans in BMC Research Notes
    Article Open access 18 October 2016

  11. The pharmacological activities and mechanisms of artemisinin and its derivatives: a systematic review

    Artemisinin and its derivatives have now become essential antimalarial drugs for increasingly widespread drug-resistant malaria strains. Although...

    Yi-Fei Dai, Wei-Wei Zhou, ... Feng Sui in Medicinal Chemistry Research
    Article 18 February 2017

  12. Tumor-Like Protozoal Infections of the Hepatobiliary Tract

    Amebiasis is a common infection worldwide and is still a major cause of death. Infections with Entamoeba histololytica induce a highly characteristic...
    Arthur Zimmermann in Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions of the Hepatobiliary Tract
    Reference work entry 2017

  13. N-acetyl ornithine deacetylase is a moonlighting protein and is involved in the adaptation of Entamoeba histolytica to nitrosative stress

    Adaptation of the Entamoeba histolytica parasite to toxic levels of nitric oxide (NO) that are produced by phagocytes may be essential for the...

    Preeti Shahi, Meirav Trebicz-Geffen, ... Serge Ankri in Scientific Reports
    Article Open access 03 November 2016

  14. Entamoeba histolytica: an Overview

    Purpose of Review

    This is to highlight the relationship between the morphologically identical pathogenic and nonpathogenic amoebae commonly recovered...

    Nadia A. El-Dib in Current Tropical Medicine Reports
    Article 13 February 2017

  15. Amebiasis

    Kirsten D. Mertz, Gieri Cathomas in Infectious Disease and Parasites
    Reference work entry 2016

  16. Tumor-like Protozoal Infections of the Hepatobiliary Tract

    Amebiasis is a common infection worldwide and is still a major cause of death. Infections with Entamoeba histololytica induce a highly characteristic...
    Arthur Zimmermann in Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions of the Hepatobiliary Tract
    Living reference work entry 2016

  17. Wet Media Milling: An Effective Way to Solve Drug Solubility Issue

    Drug synthesis, high-throughput screening generates billions of poorly soluble drugs which are neglected in further developments due to solubility...
    Ranjita Shegokar in Handbook of Nanoparticles
    Reference work entry 2016

  18. Heterocyclic Lead Compounds Against Amebiasis

    Amebiasis is a widespread parasitic disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica. This protozoan organism is the third leading parasitic cause of death in...
    Amir Azam, Subhash Mohan Agarwal in Amebiasis
    Chapter 2015

  19. Drug Development: Old Drugs and New Lead

    Amebiasis is a global disease caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. It affects 50 million people, leading to 70,000 deaths each...
    Anjan Debnath in Amebiasis
    Chapter 2015

  20. Water-Soluble Ruthenium Complexes Bearing Activity Against Protozoan Parasites

    Parasitic illnesses are major causes of human disease and misery worldwide. Among them, both amebiasis and Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan...

    Cynthia Sarniguet, Jeannette Toloza, ... Lucía Otero in Biological Trace Element Research
    Article 17 April 2014
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