The role of variant surface antigens on malaria-infected red blood cells

Parasitology Today

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 455-457

  Saul, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IA ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; ERYTHROCYTE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SEROTYPE; SPLEEN;

EID: 0033232020     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(99)01534-3     Document Type: Review

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