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Identification and Characterization of a Liver Stage-Specific Promoter Region of the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium
27 Oct 2010
Abstract excerpt
During the blood meal of a Plasmodium-infected mosquito, 10 to 100 parasites are inoculated into the skin and a proportion of these migrate via the bloodstream to the liver where they infect hepatocytes. The Plasmodium liver stage, despite its clinical silence, represents a highly promising target for antimalarial drug and vaccine approaches. Successfully invaded parasites undergo a massive proliferation in...
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