Clonal diversity in single isolates of Malaysian Plasmodium falciparum

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 349-351

  Ang, H H ^a,c   Chan, K L ^a   Mak, J W ^b  

^a Ecole des Sciences Pharmaceutiques   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; In vitro sensitivity; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE;

ARTICLE; CLONE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MALAYSIA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHIZONT;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CLONE CELLS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030317696     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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