Antibody responses in Plasmodium falciparum malaria and their relation to protection against the disease

Protective immunity against Plasmodium falciparum may be obtained after repeated exposure to infection. Several studies indicate that immunity against the blood stages of the P. Falciparum infection is mainly antibody mediated. Protective antibodies may act either on their own, mediate antibody-depe...

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Main Author: Bolad, Ahmed Kamal
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Wenner-Grens institut för experimentell biologi 2004
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-37
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