Characterisation of placental malaria in olive baboons (Papio anubis) infected with Plasmodium knowlesi H strain

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 54-58

  Mustafa, Barasa ^a,b   Michael, Gicheru Muita ^a   Esther, Kagasi Ambogo ^b   Hastings, Ozwara Suba ^b  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Baboon; Immunoglobulin; Malaria; Placenta; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ABORTION; ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BABOON; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLACENTAL MALARIA; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA; PAPIO; PAPIO ANUBIS; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI STRAIN H; PRIMATES;

EID: 77956248971     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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