Babesia and red cell invasion

Current Opinion in Hematology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 170-175

  Lobo, Cheryl A ^a   Rodriguez, Marilis ^a   Cursino Santos, Jeny R ^a  

^a NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Babesia; ligand receptor interactions; red blood cell invasion; transfusion medicine

Indexed keywords

MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 2; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

BABESIA; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIA DIVERGENS; CELL INVASION; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE INVASION; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; ERYTHROCYTES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; LIGANDS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 84859836121     PISSN: 10656251     EISSN: 15317048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOH.0b013e328352245a     Document Type: Review

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