The biology of sexual development of Plasmodium: The design and implementation of transmission-blocking strategies

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sinden, Robert E ^a   Carter, Richard ^b   Drakeley, Chris ^c   Leroy, Didier ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d Medicines for Malaria Venture   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALARIA VACCINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT VACCINE;

GAMETOCYTE; GAMETOCYTOGENESIS; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; ANIMAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARASITOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; DISEASE ERADICATION; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALARIA; MALARIA VACCINES; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); PLASMODIUM; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC;

EID: 84858213521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-70     Document Type: Review

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