Role of Chondroitin-4-Sulfate in Pregnancy-Associated Malaria

Advances in Pharmacology

Volumn 53, Issue , 2006, Pages 375-400

  Gowda, D Channe ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE;

ANIMAL; CELL ADHESION; CHEMISTRY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CHONDROITIN SULFATES; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; PLACENTA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC;

EID: 33846183827     PISSN: 10543589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3589(05)53018-7     Document Type: Review

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