The homeostasis of Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells.
The asexual reproduction cycle of Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for severe malaria, occurs within red blood cells. A merozoite invades a red cell in the circulation, develops and multiplies, and after about 48 hours ruptures the host cell, releasing 15-32 merozoites ready to invade...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009
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