Genomics research and malaria control: Great expectations

PLoS Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Alibu, Vincent P ^a   Egwang, Thomas G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Med Biotech Laboratories Uganda   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; FOSMIDOMYCIN; INSECTICIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; THIOLACTOMYCIN; TRICLOSAN;

AFRICA; ANOPHELES; APICOPLAST; BED NET; CHLOROPLAST; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG COST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84862399041     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000039     Document Type: Review

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