Time-lapse imaging of red blood cell invasion by the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium yoelii.

In order to propagate within the mammalian host, malaria parasites must invade red blood cells (RBCs). This process offers a window of opportunity in which to target the parasite with drugs or vaccines. However, most of the studies relating to RBC invasion have analyzed the molecular interactions of...

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Main Authors: Kazuhide Yahata, Moritz Treeck, Richard Culleton, Tim-Wolf Gilberger, Osamu Kaneko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3515438?pdf=render