Babesia divergens and Plasmodium falciparum use common receptors, glycophorins A and B, to invade the human red blood cell

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 649-651

  Lobo, Cheryl Ann ^a  

^a NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN; GLYCOPHORIN A; GLYCOPHORIN B; SIALIDASE; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIOSIS; CELL MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; ERYTHROCYTES; GLYCOPHORIN; HUMANS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 11144274434     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.1.649-651.2005     Document Type: Article

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