Efficient measurement of opsonising antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum merozoites.

Antibodies targeting merozoites are important in protection from malaria. Therefore, merozoite surface proteins are attractive vaccine candidates. There is a need for robust functional assays to investigate mechanisms of acquired immunity and vaccine efficacy. To date, the study of merozoite phagocy...

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Main Authors: Danika L Hill, Emily M Eriksson, Amandine B Carmagnac, Danny W Wilson, Alan F Cowman, Diana S Hansen, Louis Schofield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3530572?pdf=render