Sequence Analysis of Different Domains of Plasmodium vivax Apical Membrane Antigen (PvAMA-1 gene) Locus in Iran

Background: Plasmodium vivax is responsible for approximately 80 million malaria cases in the world. Apical membrane antigen1 (AMA-1) is a type I integral membrane protein present in all Plasmo­dium species. AMA-1 interferes in critical steps of invasion of human hepatocytes by sporo­zoites and red...

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Main Authors: A Motevalli Haghi, M Nateghpour, GhH Edrissian, Z Sepehrizadeh, M Mohebali, MR Khoramizade, S Sabouri Shahrbabak, H Moghimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/216