Immunoglobulin G reactivities to rhoptry-associated protein-1 associated with decreased levels of Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia in Tanzanian children

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 642-646

  Jakobsen, P H ^a   Lemnge, M M ^b   Abu Zeid, Y A ^c   Msangeni, H A ^b   Salum, E M ^b   Mhina, J I K ^b   Akida, J A ^b   Ruta, A S ^b   Ronn, A M ^a   Heegaard, P M H ^d   Ridley, R G ^e   Bygbjerg, I C ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c University of Copenhagen ^*  (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RHOPTRY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TANZANIA;

ABRA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 12644262361     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.642     Document Type: Article

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