Plasmodium P36 determines host cell receptor usage during sporozoite invasion
Plasmodium sporozoites, the mosquito-transmitted forms of the malaria parasite, first infect the liver for an initial round of replication before the emergence of pathogenic blood stages. Sporozoites represent attractive targets for antimalarial preventive strategies, yet the mechanisms of parasite...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications
2017
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