Studies on falciparum malaria with atomic-force and surface-potential microscopes

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 689-692

  Aikawa, M ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030671210     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034989760419     Document Type: Short Survey

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