The journey of the malaria parasite in the mosquito: Hopes for the new century

Parasitology Today

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 196-201

  Ghosh, A ^a   Edwards, M J ^a   Jacobs Lorena, M ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; MALARIA VACCINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENETIC SELECTION; INFESTATION; LIFE CYCLE; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; OOCYST; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SPOROZOITE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SALIVARY GLANDS;

MARTES AMERICANA; PLASMODIUM PARASITES;

EID: 0034192006     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(99)01626-9     Document Type: Review

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