Aspects of immunity for the AMA-1 family of molecules in humans and non-human primates malarias

Aspects of immunity for the AMA-1 family of molecules in humans and non-human primates malarias

The apical membrane antigen (AMA-1) family of malaria merozoite proteins is characterised by a high degree of inter-species conservation. Evidence that the protein (PK66/AMA-1) from the simian parasite Plasmodium knowlesi was protective in rhesus monkeys suggested that the 83kDa P. falciparum equiva...

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Main Authors: A. W. Thomas, D. Narum, A. P. Waters, J. F. Trape, C. Rogier, A. Gonçalves, V. Rosario, P. Druilhe, G. H. Mitchell, D. Dennis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1994-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium knowlesii
AMA-1
PK66
PF83
merozoite
seroepidemiology
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