Plasmodium falciparum: Isolation of large numbers of parasite clones from infected blood samples

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 147-149

  Kirkman, Laura A ^a   Su, Xin Zhuan ^a   Wellems, Thomas E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Culture media; Genetic crosses; Genetic diversity; Malaria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030176163     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1996.0058     Document Type: Article

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