Rosetting in Plasmodium vivax: a cytoadhesion phenotype associated with anaemia.

Rosetting in Plasmodium vivax: a cytoadhesion phenotype associated with anaemia.

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax can potentially lead to life-threatening episodes but the mechanisms underlying severe disease remain poorly defined. Cytoadhesion of infected erythrocytes may contribute to P. vivax sequestration and organ injury although its physiological impact is still unknown. Here,...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Marín-Menéndez, Azucena Bardají, Flor E Martínez-Espinosa, Camila Bôtto-Menezes, Marcus V Lacerda, Jon Ortiz, Pau Cisteró, Mireia Piqueras, Ingrid Felger, Ivo Müeller, Jaume Ordi, Hernando del Portillo, Clara Menéndez, Mats Wahlgren, Alfredo Mayor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3617122?pdf=render

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