Plasmodium falciparum Pfs40, renamed Pf39, is localized to an intracellular membrane-bound compartment and is not sexual stage-specific

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 359-365

  Templeton, Thomas J ^a   Fujioka, Hisashi ^b   Aikawa, Masamichi ^c   Parker, Kenneth C ^a   Kaslow, David C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endoplasmic reticulum; Gamete; Pf39; Pfs40; Plasmodium falciparum; Zygote

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; MALARIA VACCINE; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GAMETE; MALARIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZONT; SHORT SURVEY; VACCINATION; ZYGOTE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0031441360     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00164-3     Document Type: Article

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