Characterization of a Plasmodium falciparum macrophage-migration inhibitory factor homologue.
BACKGROUND: Macrophage-migration inhibitory factor (MIF), one of the first cytokines described, has a broad range of proinflammatory properties. The genome sequencing project of Plasmodium falciparum identified a parasite homologue of MIF. The protein is expressed during the asexual blood stages of...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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