Investigation of host factors possibly enhancing the emergence of the chondroitin sulfate A-binding phenotype in Plasmodium falciparum

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 928-932

  Nunes, Marta C ^a   Sterkers, Yvon ^a   Gamain, Benoit ^a   Scherf, Artur ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Placental malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; var2CSA

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN 4 SULFATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RNA;

ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; VAR2CSA GENE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CELL ADHESION; CHONDROITIN SULFATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 48549085635     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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