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Longitudinal analysis of Plasmodium sporozoite motility in the dermis reveals component of blood vessel recognition

Malaria infection starts with injection of Plasmodium sporozoites by an Anopheles mosquito into the skin of the mammalian host. How sporozoites locate and enter a blood vessel is a critical, but poorly understood process. In this study, we examine sporozoite motility and their interaction with derma...

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Autores principales: Hopp, Christine S, Chiou, Kevin, Ragheb, Daniel RT, Salman, Ahmed M, Khan, Shahid M, Liu, Andrea J, Sinnis, Photini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4594146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26271010
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.07789