The homeostasis of Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells.

The homeostasis of Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells.

The asexual reproduction cycle of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for severe malaria, occurs within red blood cells. A merozoite invades a red cell in the circulation, develops and multiplies, and after about 48 hours ruptures the host cell, releasing 15-32 merozoites ready to invade...

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Main Authors: Jakob M A Mauritz, Alessandro Esposito, Hagai Ginsburg, Clemens F Kaminski, Teresa Tiffert, Virgilio L Lew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-04-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19343220/?tool=EBI

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