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Complement and Antibody-mediated Enhancement of Red Blood Cell Invasion and Growth of Malaria Parasites
Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a deadly pathogen. The invasion of red blood cells (RBCs) by merozoites is a target for vaccine development. Although anti-merozoite antibodies can block invasion in vitro, there is no efficacy in vivo. To explain this discrepancy we hypothesized that complement acti...
Autores principales: | Biryukov, Sergei, Angov, Evelina, Landmesser, Mary E., Spring, Michele D., Ockenhouse, Christian F., Stoute, José A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4972486/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27333049 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.05.015 |
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