Influence of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) on in vitro growth of Plasmodium falciparum

BACKGROUND: During pregnancy, women are more susceptible to Plasmodium falciparum infections and frequently have a higher parasitaemia than non-pregnant women. Several mechanisms are responsible for their increased susceptibility, including down-modulation of immune responses that aid in parasite cl...

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Main Authors: Pong, Clinton K, Thévenon, Audrey Davidson, Zhou, James Ainong, Taylor, Diane Wallace
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2685809/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19439103
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-101
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