Simultaneous determination of phagocytosis of <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it>-parasitized and non-parasitized red blood cells by flow cytometry

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Severe <it>falciparum</it> malaria anaemia (SMA) is a frequent cause of mortality in children and pregnant women. The most important determinant of SMA appears to be the loss of non-parasitized red blood cells (np-RBCs) i...

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Published in:	Malaria Journal
Main Authors:	Gallo Valentina, Skorokhod Oleksii A, Schwarzer Evelin, Arese Paolo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2012-12-01
Subjects:	Malaria anaemia Phagocytosis method THP-1 cells Phagocyte
Online Access:	http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/428