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Plasmodium falciparum virulence determinants unveiled

The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, one of the world's most devastating pathogens, has an astonishing array of sequences and genes that play key roles in pathogenesis and immune evasion. We must understand the functions of these elements if the chronicity and unpredictable virulen...

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Autores principales: Crabb, Brendan S, Cowman, Alan F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC244921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12441004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2002-3-11-reviews1031
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spelling pubmed-2449212003-11-06 Plasmodium falciparum virulence determinants unveiled Crabb, Brendan S Cowman, Alan F Genome Biol Minireview The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, one of the world's most devastating pathogens, has an astonishing array of sequences and genes that play key roles in pathogenesis and immune evasion. We must understand the functions of these elements if the chronicity and unpredictable virulence of Plasmodium is to be explained. BioMed Central 2002 2002-10-25 /pmc/articles/PMC244921/ /pubmed/12441004 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2002-3-11-reviews1031 Text en Copyright © 2002 BioMed Central Ltd
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Plasmodium falciparum virulence determinants unveiled
title Plasmodium falciparum virulence determinants unveiled
title_full Plasmodium falciparum virulence determinants unveiled
title_fullStr Plasmodium falciparum virulence determinants unveiled
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title_short Plasmodium falciparum virulence determinants unveiled
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC244921/
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