Transcription and expression of Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich proteins in different stages and strains: Implications for rapid diagnostic tests

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Baker, Joanne ^a,c   Gatton, Michelle L ^b   Peters, Jennifer ^a,b   Ho, Mei Fong ^b   McCarthy, James S ^b,c   Cheng, Qin ^a,b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN ARMY MALARIA INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM HISTIDINE RICH PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HRP 2 ANTIGEN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; HRP-2 ANTIGEN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PFHRP2 GENE; PFHRP3 GENE; PLASMODIUM (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; METABOLISM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 79960658403     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022593     Document Type: Article

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