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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Main Authors: Claessens, Antoine, Rowe, J. Alexandra
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MyJove Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3369769/