Plasmodium falciparum variant surface antigen expression varies between isolates causing severe and nonsevere malaria and is modified by acquired immunity

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 168, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 3444-3450

  Nielsen, Morten A ^a   Staalsoe, Trine ^a   Kurtzhals, Jørgen A L ^a   Goka, Bamenla Q ^a   Dodoo, Daniel ^a   Alifrangis, Michael ^a   Theander, Thor G ^a   Akanmori, Bartholomew D ^a   Hviid, Lars ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; MALARIA VACCINE; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ANEMIA; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MORBIDITY; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0036533613     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.7.3444     Document Type: Article

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