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Complement Activation by Merozoite Antigens of Plasmodium falciparum

BACKGROUND: Complement (C) is a crucial part of the innate immune system and becomes over activated during malaria, resulting in depletion of C components, especially those for lectin pathway (LP), thereby compromising the host's innate defense. In this study, involvement of P. falciparum antig...

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Autores principales: Korir, Jackson C., Nyakoe, Nancy K., Awinda, George, Waitumbi, John N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4140736/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25144772
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105093