Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1

Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) is a family of proteins present on the membrane surface of red blood cells (RBCs or erythrocytes) that are infected by the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. PfEMP1 is synthesized during the parasite's blood stage (erythrocytic...

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Main Author: Kholhring Lalchhandama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: WikiJournal User Group 2017-03-01
Series:WikiJournal of Medicine
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Online Access:https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_of_Medicine/Plasmodium_falciparum_erythrocyte_membrane_protein_1