Journal:
:iranian journal of parasitology
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a motevalli haghi dept. of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences,
tehran, iran
m nateghpour dept. of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences,
tehran, iran and center for research of endemic parasites of iran (crepi), tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
ghh edrissian dept. of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences,
tehran, iran and center for research of endemic parasites of iran (crepi), tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
z sepehrizadeh dept. of pharmaceutical biotechnology, pharmacy faculty, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
m mohebali dept. of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences,
tehran, iran
mr khoramizade dept. of pathobiology, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, 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 blood cells by merozoites and is one of the most immunodominant antigens for eliciting a protect...