Circulating ICAM-1 levels in falciparum malaria are high but unrelated to disease severity.
Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) mediates the binding of Plasmodium falciparum to vascular endothelium. In a case-control study of falciparum malaria in Gambian children, we have looked for evidence that a generalized increase in expression of ICAM-1 is associated with cerebral malaria. Pl...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1996
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