Quantitative characterization of hemozoin in Plasmodium berghei and vivax

The incidence and global distribution of chloroquine resistant (CR) Plasmodium vivax infection has increased since emerging in 1989. The mechanism of resistance in CR P. vivax has not been defined. The resistance likely relates to the formation and disposition of hemozoin as chloroquine's prima...

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Main Authors: John M. Pisciotta, Peter F. Scholl, Joel L. Shuman, Vladimir Shualev, David J. Sullivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320716300847