Surface charge of Plasmodium falciparum merozoites as revealed by atomic force microscopy with surface potential spectroscopy

Parasitology Research

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 16-20

  Akaki, M ^a   Nagayasu, E ^a   Nakano, Y ^a   Aikawa, M ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE CHARGE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036136889     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360100485     Document Type: Article

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