Brief communication: Resistance to Falciparum malaria in α- thalassemia, oxidative stress, and hemoglobin oxidation

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 269-273

  Destro Bisol, Giovanni ^a   D'Aloja, Ernesto ^b   Spedini, Gabriella ^a   Scatena, Roberto ^b   Giardina, Bruno ^b   Pascali, Vincenzo ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte membrane; Hemoglobin oxidation; Plasmodium falciparum malaria; + thalassemia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ANTHROPOLOGY; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROPOIESIS; EVOLUTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RESISTANCE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; VANUATU;

EID: 0032992779     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8644(199906)109:2<269::aid-ajpa11>3.3.co;2-r     Document Type: Article

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