Influence of malaria parasite (P. vivax) on erythrocyte aggregation: A study based on dynamic imaging and analysis

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 955-963

  Jayavanth, Sanjay ^a   Singh, Megha ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte aggregation; Malaria; P vivax; Parasitaemia; Shape parameters; Video microscopic images

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BLOOD; CELLS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SEDIMENTATION;

BLOOD FLOW; ERYTHROCYTES; INFECTIONS; PLASMA MEMBRANES;

DISEASES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALARIA; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY; PARASITEMIA; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

ANIMALS; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; HUMANS; MALARIA, VIVAX; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 5344263161     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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