A method for the quantitative assessment of malaria parasite development in organs of the mammalian host

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-135

  Hulier, Elisabeth ^a   Pétour, Pascal ^a   Snounou, Georges ^b   Nivez, Marie Paule ^a   Miltgen, Francois ^c   Mazier, Dominique ^a   Réni, Laurent ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Exo erythrocytic form; HPLC; Liver; Malaria; Organ; PCR; Sporozoite

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPOROZOITE;

EID: 18744428339     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02584-4     Document Type: Article

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