High prevalence of the third form of merozoite surface protein-1 in Plasmodium falciparum in asymptomatic children in Gabon

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 701-702

  Ntoumi, Francine ^a   Mercereau Puijalon, Odile ^b   Luty, Adrian ^a   Georges, Alain ^a   Millet, Pascal ^a  

^a International Centre for Medical Research   (Gabon)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Gabon; Malaria; Merozoite surface protein 1; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; GABON; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALARIA; MEROZOITE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0030448366     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90443-5     Document Type: Article

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