Circumsporozoite protein of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium ovale identified with monoclonal antibodies
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Monoclonal Antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Protein
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium spp. Malaria continues to have a devastating impact on human health. Sporozoites are the infective forms of the parasite inside mosquito salivary glands. Circumsporozoite protein (CSP) is a major and immunodominant protective antigen on the surface of Plasmodium sporozoites. Here, we report a generation of specific...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.56.2.376-379.1988