The Density of Knobs on Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes Depends on Developmental Age and Varies among Isolates

BACKGROUND: The virulence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria is related to the parasite’s ability to evade host immunity through clonal antigenic variation and tissue-specific adhesion of infected erythrocytes (IEs). The P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) family expressed on dome-sh...

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Autores principales: Quadt, Katharina A., Barfod, Lea, Andersen, Daniel, Bruun, Jonas, Gyan, Ben, Hassenkam, Tue, Ofori, Michael F., Hviid, Lars
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3447797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045658

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3447797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045658

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