The sorozoite, the merozoite, and the infected red cell: Parasite ligands and host receptors

Malaria: Molecular and Clinical Aspects

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 249-285

  Chitnis, Chetan E ^a   Sinnis, Photini ^b   Miller, Louis H ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

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