The origin of syphilis-still controversial?

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by spiral-shaped bacterium, Treponema pallidum The disease has been known under many names during history, and has had a prominent role in history and literature for the last Amber several hundred years.Since its recognition in 15th-century Europe as a new disease, syphilis has been the subject of g

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Biology of phosphatidylserine (PS): basic physiology and implications in immunology, infectious disease, and cancer

Abstract Phosphatidylserine (PS) is an anionic phospholipid found on the membranes of a variety of organelles throughout the cell, most notably the plasma membrane.Under homeostatic conditions, PS is typically restricted to the inner leaflet Handrail End Cap of the plasma membrane.However, during cellular activation and/or induction of cell death,

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