Quantification of Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites by ribosomal RNA detection

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 430-438

  Vernick, Kenneth D ^a   Keister, David B ^a   Toure, Abdoulaye ^b   Toure, Yeya T ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Ecl Natl de Med et de Pharmacie   (Mali)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; SPOROZOITE;

EID: 0029918806     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.430     Document Type: Article

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