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The effects of dyslipidaemia and cholesterol modulation on erythrocyte susceptibility to malaria parasite infection
BACKGROUND: Malaria disease commences when blood-stage parasites, called merozoites, invade human erythrocytes. Whilst the process of invasion is traditionally seen as being entirely merozoite-driven, emerging data suggests erythrocyte biophysical properties markedly influence invasion. Cholesterol...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6884832/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31783858 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3016-3 |