On cytoadhesion of Plasmodium vivax: raison d'être?

It is generally accepted that Plasmodium vivax, the most widely distributed human malaria parasite, causes mild disease and that this species does not sequester in the deep capillaries of internal organs. Recent evidence, however, has demonstrated that there is severe disease, sometimes resulting in...

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Main Authors: Fabio TM Costa, Stefanie CP Lopes, Mireia Ferrer, Juliana A Leite, Lorena Martin-Jaular, Maria Bernabeu, Paulo A Nogueira, Maria Paula G Mourão, Carmen Fernandez-Becerra, Marcus VG Lacerda, Hernando del Portillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2011-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000900010&lng=en&tlng=en