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Differential Adhesive Properties of Sequestered Asexual and Sexual Stages of Plasmodium falciparum on Human Endothelial Cells Are Tissue Independent

The protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum, responsible for the most severe form of malaria, is able to sequester from peripheral circulation during infection. The asexual stage parasites sequester by binding to endothelial cell receptors in the microvasculature of various organs. P. falciparum ga...

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Autores principales: Silvestrini, Francesco, Tibúrcio, Marta, Bertuccini, Lucia, Alano, Pietro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3283655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22363675
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031567