Thrombospondin-related adhesive protein (TRAP) of Plasmodium berghei and parasite motility [1]

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Volumn 350, Issue 9074, 1997, Pages 335-

  Spaccapelo, R ^a   Naitza, S ^a   Robson, K J ^a   Crisanti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LIGAND; PROTEIN; THROMBOSPONDIN; THROMBOSPONDIN RELATED ADHESIVE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL SURFACE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LETTER; LIVER CELL; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE MIGRATION; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SECRETION;

EID: 0030789141     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)24031-6     Document Type: Article

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