Motile systems in malaria merozoites: How is the red blood cell invaded?

Parasitology Today

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 240-245

  Pinder, J C ^a   Fowler, R E ^c   Bannister, L H ^b   Dluzewski, A R ^a   Mitchell, G H ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Malaria Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MYOSIN;

CELL INVASION; CELL MOTILITY; CYTOSKELETON; ERYTHROCYTE; MALARIA; MEROZOITE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MOVEMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RATS;

EID: 0034213139     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(00)01664-1     Document Type: Review

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