Why do malaria parasites increase host erythrocyte permeability?

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 151-159

  Desai, Sanjay A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimalarial drug discovery; Clag3; Erythrocyte remodeling; Host pathogen interactions; Intracellular parasitism; Nutrient acquisition; Parasite ion channels

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL DRUG DISCOVERY; CLAG3; ERYTHROCYTE REMODELING; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INTRACELLULAR PARASITISM; NUTRIENT ACQUISITION; PARASITE ION CHANNELS;

CATIONS; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; PLASMODIUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 84894364509     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2014.01.003     Document Type: Review

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