Identifying an essential interaction between malaria parasites and erythrocytes unlocks the door to promising vaccine targets

Pathogens and Global Health

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-

  Nolan, Tony ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; RETICULOCYTE BINDING PROTEIN HOMOLOGUE 5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BINDING AFFINITY; BIOASSAY; CELL INVASION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DRUG TARGETING; ERYTHROCYTE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALARIA; MEROZOITE; MUTATION; NOTE; PLASMODIUM; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD147; CARRIER PROTEINS; ERYTHROCYTES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA VACCINES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84864057961     PISSN: 20477724     EISSN: 20477732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/204777312X13305103762583     Document Type: Note

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