A perspective on clonal phenotypic (antigenic) variation in protozoan parasites

Parasitology

Volumn 125, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Turner, C M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigenic variation; Malaria; Parasite evolution; Pathogen evolution; Plasmodium; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENOTYPE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON;

MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037000101     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182002002470     Document Type: Conference Paper

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