<it>Plasmodium vivax</it>: paroxysm-associated lipids mediate leukocyte aggregation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Paroxysms are recurrent febrile episodes, characteristic of <it>Plasmodium vivax </it>infections, which coincide with the rupture of schizont-infected erythrocytes in the patients' circulation. The present study desc...

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Main Authors: Mendis Kamini, Chandrasekharan Vishvanath, Wanasekara Deepani, Karunaweera Nadira, Carter Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/6/1/62