Genome mapping of malaria resistance genes: the host ligands of PfEMP1

Erythrocytes infected by mature forms of the <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> parasite adhere to other components of the vascular space, a behavior considered critical to the pathogenesis of severe malaria. Adhesion is mediated by the <em>P. falciparum</em> erythrocyte membrane...

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Main Author: Fry, A
Other Authors: Kwiatkowski, D
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2009
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