Malaria parasites and red blood cells: From anaemia to transmission

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-149

  Paul, Richard E L ^a   Brey, Paul T ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Malaria; Plasmodium; Red Blood Cells; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; DISEASE CARRIER; ERYTHROCYTE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLASMODIUM; REVIEW; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VERTEBRATE; ZOONOSIS; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPLEEN;

VERTEBRATA;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM; SPLEEN;

EID: 0037590905     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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