In vitro evaluation of the role of the Duffy blood group in erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium vivax
A short-term in vitro culture system that allows for significant re- invasion of target erythrocytes by Plasmodium vivax was used to study the role of the Duffy blood group antigen as a ligand for merozoite invasion by this human malaria species. Using human Duffy-positive and - negative erythrocyte...
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Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1989
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2189319/ |