Screening for potential prophylactics targeting sporozoite motility through the skin
Abstract Background Anti-malarial compounds have not yet been identified that target the first obligatory step of infection in humans: the migration of Plasmodium sporozoites in the host dermis. This movement is essential to find and invade a blood vessel in order to be passively transported to the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2469-0 |