Short report: Quantification of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes by magnetic fractionation

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 158-160

  Karl, Stephan ^a   Davis, Timothy M E ^b   St Pierre, Tim G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ELUTION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FRACTIONATION; GAMETOCYTE; HIGH FIELD GRADIENT MAGNETIC FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; MAGNETISM; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MICROSPHERES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79952272143     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0416     Document Type: Article

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