Naturally acquired blocking human monoclonal antibodies to Plasmodium vivax reticulocyte binding protein 2b
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Antigenic polymorphism and naturally acquired antibodies to Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface protein 1 in rural Amazonians.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Communications
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21811-2