Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of recently adapted isolates of Plasmodium falciparum from Thailand

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 469-474

  Mungthin, Mathirut ^a   Bray, Patrick G ^a   Ward, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; DNA; HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE; PENFLURIDOL; QUININE; VERAPAMIL;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 7; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE ISOLATION; PHENOTYPE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; THAILAND;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032960118     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.469     Document Type: Article

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