Destabilisation and subsequent lysis of human erythrocytes induced by Plasmodium falciparum haem products.

In falciparum malaria, both infected and uninfected red cells have structural and functional alterations. To investigate the mechanisms of these modifications, we studied the effects of two Plasmodium falciparum haem products (haematin and malaria pigment in the synthetic form beta-haematin) on isol...

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Main Authors: Omodeo-Salè, F, Motti, A, Dondorp, A, White, N, Taramelli, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005