Malaria parasite clearance
Following anti-malarial drug treatment asexual malaria parasite killing and clearance appear to be first order processes. Damaged malaria parasites in circulating erythrocytes are removed from the circulation mainly by the spleen. Splenic clearance functions increase markedly in acute malaria. Eithe...
Main Author: | White, NJ |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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