First characterization of Plasmodium vivax liver stage antigen (PvLSA) using synthetic peptides

Abstract Background Plasmodium vivax is the most widespread human malaria in tropical and subtropical countries, including the Republic of Korea. Vivax malaria is characterized by hypnozoite relapse and long latency infection by the retained liver stage of P. vivax, and somewhat surprisingly, little...

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Main Authors: Youn-Kyoung Goo, Eun-Jeong Seo, Yeon-kyung Choi, Hyun-Il Shin, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, So-Young Ji, Chom-Kyu Chong, Shin-Hyung Cho, Won-Ja Lee, Jung-Yeon Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-64