Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte invasion: combining function with immune evasion.
All the symptoms and pathology of malaria are caused by the intraerythrocytic stages of the Plasmodium parasite life cycle. Because Plasmodium parasites cannot replicate outside a host cell, their ability to recognize and invade erythrocytes is an essential step for both parasite survival and malari...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3961354?pdf=render |