The major allelic dimorphisms in four Plasmodium falciparum merozoite proteins are not associated with alternative pathways of erythrocyte invasion

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 123-127

  Binks, Richard H ^a   Conway, David J ^a  

^a London S ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allelic dimorphism; Erythrocyte invasion; Glycophorin; Merozoite; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CELL INVASION; ERYTHROCYTE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MEROZOITE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032844823     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(99)00115-2     Document Type: Article

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