In vivo removal of malaria parasites from red blood cells without their destruction in acute falciparum malaria.
During acute falciparum malaria infection, red blood cells (RBC) containing abundant ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen (Pf 155 or RESA), but no intracellular parasites, are present in the circulation. These RESA-positive parasite negative RBC are not seen in parasite cultures in vitro. This...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1997
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