Plasmodium vivax adherence to placental glycosaminoglycans.
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax infections seldom kill directly but do cause indirect mortality by reducing birth weight and causing abortion. Cytoadherence and sequestration in the microvasculature are central to the pathogenesis of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria, but the contribution of cytoadh...
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| Formato: | Journal article |
| Idioma: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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