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Continued cytoadherence of Plasmodium falciparum infected red blood cells after antimalarial treatment

Submitted by patrick sampao on December 10, 2009 - 09:22
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Author(s): 
Katie R. Hughes, Giancarlo A. Biagini, Alister G. Craig
Reference: 
Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, Volume 169, Issue 2, February 2010, Pages 71-78
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k.hughes@bio.gla.ac.uk

These findings show that cytoadherence, a potential pathogenic property of P. falciparum infected red blood cells, continues long after the parasite has been killed.

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