Inhibition of hemozoin formation in Plasmodium falciparum trophozoite extracts by heme analogs: Possible implication in the resistance to malaria conferred by the β-thalassemia trait

Molecular Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 236-246

  Martiney, James A ^a   Cerami, Anthony ^a   Slater, Andrew F G ^a,b  

^a PICOWER INST FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEME DERIVATIVE; PROTOPORPHYRIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 0029752982     PISSN: 10761551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03401620     Document Type: Article

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