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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WikiJournal User Group
2017-03-01
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Online Access: | https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_of_Medicine/Plasmodium_falciparum_erythrocyte_membrane_protein_1 |