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Plasmodium vivax DBP binding to Aotus nancymaae erythrocytes is Duffy antigen dependent

Plasmodium vivax is the second leading cause of malaria worldwide. Invasion of human erythrocytes by P. vivax merozoites is dependent upon the interaction between the parasite Duffy binding protein (PvDBP) and the erythrocyte Duffy antigen receptor. Therefore, disruption of this vital interaction is...

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Main Authors: McHenry, A. M., Barnwell, J. W., Adams, J. H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2883003/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19799492
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1645/GE-2281.1
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