Ficolin-A Enhances Inhibition of the C-Terminal 19 kDa Re-gion of Merozoite Surface Protein-1 of Plasmodium berghei Using Test In Vivo

Background: Malaria remains a serious public health problem with significant morbidity and mortal­ity. This study was conducted to identify whether ficolin-A could play an active role of against mala­ria infection.Methods: The function of ficolin-A was analyzed in mouse model. The open reading frame...

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Main Authors: †F Chen, †Q Liu, Y Xue, YH Huang, FY Huang, Y Lin, GH Tan, J Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:http://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/525/355