The Stem Cell Revolution Revealing Protozoan Parasites’ Secrets and Paving the Way towards Vaccine Development
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Specific Cell Type Generation: Stem Cells
2.1. Malaria
2.2. Chagas Disease
2.3. Leishmaniasis
3. Simulation of Tissue Environment: Organoids
3.1. Malaria
3.2. Toxoplasmosis
3.3. Criptosporidiosis
4. Concluding Remarks and Perspectives
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Pance, A. The Stem Cell Revolution Revealing Protozoan Parasites’ Secrets and Paving the Way towards Vaccine Development. Vaccines 2021, 9, 105. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9020105
Pance A. The Stem Cell Revolution Revealing Protozoan Parasites’ Secrets and Paving the Way towards Vaccine Development. Vaccines. 2021; 9(2):105. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9020105
Chicago/Turabian StylePance, Alena. 2021. "The Stem Cell Revolution Revealing Protozoan Parasites’ Secrets and Paving the Way towards Vaccine Development" Vaccines 9, no. 2: 105. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9020105