TRAP-like protein of Plasmodium sporozoites: linking gliding motility to host-cell traversal

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 431-434

  Lacroix, Céline ^a   Ménard, Robert ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; TRAP LIKE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GENOME ANALYSIS; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIVER; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY; SPOROZOITE;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTES; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; LIVER; MALARIA; MOVEMENT; PLASMODIUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SPOROZOITES;

EID: 51449101457     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2008.07.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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