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The effect of Plasmodium falciparum infection on expression of monocyte surface molecules.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Nov 2006
Jenkins N E, Chakravorty S J, Urban B C, Kai O K, Marsh K, Craig A G
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Plasmodium falciparum infection may result in severe malaria in susceptible individuals. The pathogenesis of severe disease is probably a combination of the sequestration of infected erythrocytes and overstimulation of the immune response. Monocytes are a key source of many of the pro-inflammator...
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