Using the PfEMP1 Head Structure Binding Motif to Deal a Blow at Severe Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria causes 200 million cases worldwide, 8 million being severe and complicated leading to similar to 1 million deaths and similar to 100,000 abortions annually. Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) has been implicated in cytoadherence and infec...
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Formato: | Artículo (Article) |
Lenguaje: | Inglés (English) |
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Universidad del Rosario
2014
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Acceso en línea: | http://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/8808 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088420 |