Differential antibody recognition of four allelic variants of the merozoite surface protein-2 (MSP-2) of Plasmodium falciparum

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 556-564

  Tonhosolo, Renata ^a   Wunderlich, Gerhard ^a   Ferreira, Marcelo U ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b School of Nursing   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antigenic diversity; Brazilian Amerindians; IgG subclasses; Immune evasion; Malaria vaccines; MSA 2; MSP 2; Repetitive antigens; Rond nia

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BRAZIL; CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; DIMORPHISM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MALARIA; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 2; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOUSE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; SPECIFICITY;

ANTIBODY; MALARIA; PARASITE;

EID: 0034815762     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2001.tb00191.x     Document Type: Article

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