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Review: Erythrocyte binding ligands in malaria parasites: Intracellular trafficking and parasite virulence

Submitted by patrick sampao on March 31, 2010 - 09:27
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Author(s): 
Richard Culleton, Osamu Kaneko
Reference: 
Acta Tropica, Volume 114, Issue 3, June 2010, Pages 131-137
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okaneko@nagasaki-u.ac.jp

In this review, we describe the current understanding of the role of EBL and other erythrocyte binding ligands in erythrocyte invasion, and discuss the mechanisms by which they may control multiplication rates and virulence in malaria parasites.

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