Opsonization and phagocytosis of Plasmodium falciparum merozoites measured by flow cytometry

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-13

  Kumaratilake, Lakshmi M ^a   Ferrante, Antonio ^a,b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MEROZOITE; NEUTROPHIL; OPSONIZATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033967836     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.7.1.9-13.2000     Document Type: Article

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