Selection of Plasmodium falciparum Parasites for Cytoadhesion to Human Brain Endothelial Cells
Most human malaria deaths are caused by blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum parasites. Cerebral malaria, the most life-threatening complication of the disease, is characterised by an accumulation of Plasmodium falciparum infected red blood cells (iRBC) at pigmented trophozoite stage in the microvascul...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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MyJove Corporation
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3369769/ |