Infectivity of malarial parasites to mosquitoes: 'the interdependent roles of parasite, vector and host'

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 359-365

  Lensen, A H W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CYTOKINE; MALARIA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL MEMBRANE; GAMETE; GAMETOCYTE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE; MIDGUT; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE VECTOR; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0029813673     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1996.11813064     Document Type: Article

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