Plasmodium falciparum malaria: association of knobs on the surface of infected erythrocytes with a histidine-rich protein and the erythrocyte skeleton

Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (RBC) develop surface protrusions (knobs) which consist of electron-dense submembrane cups and the overlying RBC plasma membrane. Knobs mediate cytoadherence to endothelial cells. Falciparum variants exist that lack knobs. Using knobby (K+) and knobless (K...

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Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1984
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2113211/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6371019

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2113211/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6371019

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