Biophysical Tools and Concepts Enable Understanding of Asexual Blood Stage Malaria

Forces and mechanical properties of cells and tissues set constraints on biological functions, and are key determinants of human physiology. Changes in cell mechanics may arise from disease, or directly contribute to pathogenesis. Malaria gives many striking examples. Plasmodium parasites, the causa...

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Main Authors: Viola Introini, Matt A. Govendir, Julian C. Rayner, Pietro Cicuta, Maria Bernabeu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.908241/full