Antigenic variation in Babesia bovis: How similar is it to that in Plasmodium falciparum?

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 461-472

  Allred, D R ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; APICOMPLEXA; BABESIA; CELL ADHESION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ERYTHROCYTE; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BABESIA BOVIS; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0031837563     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034989859438     Document Type: Conference Paper

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