Central role of the spleen in malaria parasite clearance

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 185, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1538-1541

  Chotivanich, Kesinee ^a   Udomsangpetch, Rachanee ^a   McGready, Rose ^b,c   Proux, Stephane ^b   Newton, Paul ^a,c   Pukrittayakamee, Sasithon ^a   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^a   White, Nicholas J ^a,c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTESUNATE; MEFLOQUINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN FUNCTION; SPLENECTOMY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SESQUITERPENES; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0037094069     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/340213     Document Type: Article

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