Molecular mechanisms of Plasmodium falciparum placental adhesion . Microreview

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In natural Plasmodium falciparum infections, parasitized erythrocytes (PEs) circulate in the peripheral blood for a period corresponding roughly to the first part of the erythrocytic life cycle (ring stage). Later, in blood-stage development, parasite-encoded adhesion molecules are inserted into the erythrocyte membrane, preventing the circulation of the PEs. The principal molecule mediating PE adhesion is P....

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