Genetic characterization of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in the transmission from the host to the vector

Parasitology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-101

  Huber, W ^a,e   Haji, H ^b   Charlwood, J D ^b   Certa, U ^c   Walliker, D ^d   Tanner, M ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Genetic characterization; MSP 1; MSP 2; Plasmodium falciparum; Transmission

Indexed keywords

MALARIA VACCINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; LIFE CYCLE; MALARIA; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031964520     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182097002138     Document Type: Article

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