Factors associated with immunoglobulin G subclass polarization in naturally acquired antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface proteins: A cross-sectional survey in Brazilian Amazonia

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 810-813

  Scopel, Kézia K G ^a   Fontes, Cor J F ^b   Ferreira, Marcelo U ^c,d   Braga, Érika M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 33748047136     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00095-06     Document Type: Article

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