Long cryopreserved lab-adapted Plasmodium falciparum increases resistance to chloroquine but not its susceptibility
Introduction: Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) is a deadly protozoan that is accountable for malaria and chloroquine was the first-line antimalarial drug before its withdrawal and replaced by artemisinin. To date, several studies showed that P. falciparum had regained its sensitivity towards ch...
Main Authors: | Jing Yit Pua, Nurhidanatasha Abu Bakar, Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Kamarudin, Siti Zulaiha Ghazali, Khairul Mohd Fadzli Mustaffa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Biome Scientia
2020-11-01
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Series: | Life Sciences, Medicine and Biomedicine |
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Online Access: | http://biomescientia.com/index.php/lsmb/article/view/66 |
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