PLASMODIUM SEXUAL STAGE ANTIGENS

被引:20
作者
ALANO, P
机构
[1] Pietro Alano is at the Laboratorio di Biologia Cellulare, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, 00161 Rome
来源
PARASITOLOGY TODAY | 1991年 / 7卷 / 08期
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10.1016/0169-4758(91)90138-E
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
The sexual stages of the malaria parasite are highly specialized cells adapted to withstand major environmental changes during their development. They also induce immune responses that may affect the outcome of the infection in the mosquito. In this review Pietro Alano considers the nature and the role of the antigens expressed by Plasmodium sexual stages.
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