Only viable parasites are detected by PCR following clearance of rodent malarial infections by drug treatment or immune responses

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 3783-3787

  Jarra, William ^a   Snounou, Georges ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALARIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031854378     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.8.3783-3787.1998     Document Type: Article

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