Malaria parasite clearance

Malaria Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  White, Nicholas J ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIMALARIAL DRUG RESISTANCE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CAPILLARY; CELL MATURATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; ERYTHROCYTE LIFESPAN; HEMOLYSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI MALARIA; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE INFECTION; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM OVALE MALARIA; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PREDICTION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPLEEN FUNCTION; SURVIVAL TIME; VENULE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; ERYTHROCYTE; HALF LIFE TIME; MALARIA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM;

ANTIMALARIALS; ERYTHROCYTES; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; MALARIA; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM;

EID: 85013666430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-1731-1     Document Type: Review

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