Geographical distribution of a variant epitope of Pfs48/45, a Plasmodium falciparum transmission-blocking vaccine candidate

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 253-257

  Drakeley, Christopher J ^a   Duraisingh, Manoj T ^a   Póvoa, Marinete ^a   Conway, David J ^a   Targett, Geoffrey A T ^a   Baker, David A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pfs48 45; Plasmodium falciparum; transmission blocking vaccine and polymorphism

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; MALARIA VACCINE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAMEROON; GAMBIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TANZANIA; THAILAND;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030607423     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02718-1     Document Type: Article

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