Molecular aspects of severe malaria

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 439-450

  Chen, Qijun ^a   Schlichtherle, Martha ^a   Wahlgren, Mats ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; GENE ACTIVATION; MALARIA; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD31; BLOOD PROTEINS; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MALARIA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; ROSETTE FORMATION;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033923163     PISSN: 08938512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CMR.13.3.439-450.2000     Document Type: Review

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