Molecular approaches to monitor parasite genetic complexity in the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Parassitologia

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-203

  Alano, Pietro ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gametocyte; Malaria transmission; Parasite genotype; pfg377; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PFS25 PROTEIN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; METHODOLOGY; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SUDAN;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUDAN;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 31944442863     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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