Febrile temperatures induce cytoadherence of ring-stage Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes.
In falciparum malaria, the malaria parasite induces changes at the infected red blood cell surface that lead to adherence to vascular endothelium and other red blood cells. As a result, the more mature stages of Plasmodium falciparum are sequestered in the microvasculature and cause vital organ dysf...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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