The deformability of red blood cells parasitized by Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax.
Red blood cells (RBCs) must deform considerably during their multiple passages through the microvasculature and the sinusoids of the spleen. RBCs infected with Plasmodium falciparum (Pf-IRBCs) become increasingly rigid as they mature but avoid splenic clearance by sequestering in venules and capilla...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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