Anopheles Midgut Epithelium Evades Human Complement Activity by Capturing Factor H from the Blood Meal

Hematophagous vectors strictly require ingesting blood from their hosts to complete their life cycles. Exposure of the alimentary canal of these vectors to the host immune effectors necessitates efficient counteractive measures by hematophagous vectors. The Anopheles mosquito transmitting the malari...

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Autores principales: Khattab, Ayman, Barroso, Marta, Miettinen, Tiera, Meri, Seppo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4332473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25679788
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003513