Variant surface antigens, virulence genes and the pathogenesis of malaria

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 562-566

  Deitsch, Kirk W ^a   Hviid, Lars ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALARIA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; REVIEW; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TELOMERE; VIRULENCE;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 7444225148     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2004.09.002     Document Type: Review

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