Proteins of the malaria parasite sexual stages: Expression, function and potential for transmission blocking strategies

Parasitology

Volumn 134, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1911-1929

  Pradel, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion protein; Fertilization; Gamete; Gametocyte; Malaria; Ookinete; Plasmodium; Transmission blocking strategies; Zygote

Indexed keywords

GUANYLATE CYCLASE; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; GAMETOCYTE; GENOME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 36048968507     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182007003381     Document Type: Review

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