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The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in red blood cells selectively takes up serum proteins that affect host pathogenicity
15 Apr 2020
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BACKGROUND: The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is a protozoan that develops in red blood cells (RBCs) and requires various host factors. For its development in RBCs, nutrients not only from the RBC cytosol but also from the extracellular milieu must be acquired. Although the utilization of host nutrients by P. falciparum has been extensively analysed, only a few studies have reported its utilization of...
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