Polymorphonuclear leucocyte elastase in Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
Sixty-one patients with falciparum malaria were studied prospectively to determine the plasma concentrations of the lysosomal proteinase, polymorphonuclear leucocyte elastase (PMN-elastase) and their relationship to disease severity. The patients were divided into 3 groups; severe (parasitaemia &...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1992
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