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Few Plasmodium falciparum merozoite ligand and erythrocyte receptor pairs show evidence of balancing selection
Erythrocyte surface proteins have been identified as receptors of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite proteins. The ligand-receptor interactions enable the parasite to invade human erythrocytes, initiating the clinical symptoms of malaria. These interactions are likely to have had an evolutionary impact...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Science
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6403450/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30735814 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2019.02.004 |