Identifying genetic determinants of impaired PfEMP1 export in Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes

The virulence of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> is largely attributed to the ability of asexual blood-stage parasites to cytoadhere to the microvascular endothelium of the human host. This pathogenic behavior is mediated by the primary parasite virulence factor P. falciparum erythrocyte...

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Main Author: Neal, AT
Other Authors: Newbold, CI
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2014
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