Central role of the spleen in malaria parasite clearance.
In acute malaria, red blood cells (RBCs) that have been parasitized, but no longer contain a malaria parasite, are found in the circulation (ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen [RESA]-RBCs). These are thought to arise by splenic removal of dead or damaged intraerythrocytic parasites and return...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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