The density of knobs on Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes depends on developmental age and varies among isolates.

<h4>Background</h4>The virulence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria is related to the parasite's ability to evade host immunity through clonal antigenic variation and tissue-specific adhesion of infected erythrocytes (IEs). The P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) fam...

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Auteurs principaux: Katharina A Quadt, Lea Barfod, Daniel Andersen, Jonas Bruun, Ben Gyan, Tue Hassenkam, Michael F Ofori, Lars Hviid
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Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/233334011dcf42e58c1333eba821a9ba
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