The resistance to physiological shear stresses of the erythrocytic rosettes formed by cells infected with Plasmodium falciparum.
Rosetting forces are believed to be an important contributor to the microcirculatory obstruction that occurs in malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. In this study, rosettes of erythrocytes from cultures of this parasite were suspended in different media and exposed to shear stresses correspondin...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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