Differential effects of human serum and cells on the growth of Plasmodium falciparum adapted to serum-free in vitro culture conditions

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 594-600

  Binh, V Q ^b   Luty, A J F ^b   Kremsner, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SERUM;

EID: 0030685830     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.594     Document Type: Article

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