Plasmodium knowlesi: From severe zoonosis to animal model

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 232-238

  Cox Singh, Janet ^a   Culleton, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

In vivo; Non human primate; Pathophysiology; Plasmodium knowlesi; Severe malaria

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; COMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPERLACTATEMIA; HYPOTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; JAUNDICE; KIDNEY INJURY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE LOAD; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI MALARIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; ZOONOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CALLITHRIX; GENETICS; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRENDS;

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PRIMATES;

ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84930484513     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.03.003     Document Type: Review

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