Flow cytometry-based methods for measurement of cytosolic calcium and surface protein expression in plasmodium falciparum merozoites

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 923, Issue , 2013, Pages 281-290

  Singh, Shailja ^a   Chitnis, Chetan E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Apical organelle; Calcium; EBA 175; Flow cytometry; Fluo 4AM; Merozoites

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CYTOSOLIC FRACTION; ERYTHROCYTE; FLOW CYTOMETER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIABILITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHIZONT; SECOND MESSENGER; SPECIES INVASION;

EID: 84934444529     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-26-7_19     Document Type: Article

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