Malaria transmission, sex ratio and erythrocytes with two gametocytes

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 537-539

  Jovani, Roger ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APICOMPLEXA; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CELL ADHESION; ERYTHROCYTE ADHESIVENESS; FERTILIZATION; GAMETOCYTE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOSIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REVIEW; ROSETTE FORMATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION;

APICOMPLEXA; HAEMOPROTEUS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036898660     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4922(02)02388-7     Document Type: Article

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