Limited RAP-1 sequence diversity in field isolates of Plasmodium falciparum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-98

  Howard, Randall F ^a,b   Peterson, Cheri ^a,c,d  

^a SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Bethel JVC Community   (United States)

Author keywords

Field isolates; Isolate diversity; p82; Plasmodium falciparm; RAP 1; Rhoptry proteins; T cell epitope

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN; RHOPTRY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030006614     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02576-5     Document Type: Article

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