The Density of Knobs on Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes Depends on Developmental Age and Varies among Isolates

Katharina A. Quadt; Lea Barfod; Daniel Andersen; Jonas Bruun; Ben Gyan; Tue Hassenkam; Michael F. Ofori; Lars Hviid

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045658

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The Density of Knobs on Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes Depends on Developmental Age and Varies among Isolates

Katharina A. Quadt,

Affiliation Centre for Medical Parasitology at i, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and at Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lea Barfod,

Affiliation Centre for Medical Parasitology at i, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and at Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark
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Daniel Andersen,

Affiliation Centre for Medical Parasitology at i, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and at Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jonas Bruun,

Affiliation Centre for Medical Parasitology at i, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and at Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ben Gyan,

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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Tue Hassenkam,

Affiliation Nano-Science Centre, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Michael F. Ofori,

Affiliation Department of Immunology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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Lars Hviid

* E-mail: lhviid@sund.ku.dk

Affiliation Centre for Medical Parasitology at i, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen and at Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark
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The Density of Knobs on Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes Depends on Developmental Age and Varies among Isolates

Katharina A. Quadt,
Lea Barfod,
Daniel Andersen,
Jonas Bruun,
Ben Gyan,
Tue Hassenkam,
Michael F. Ofori,
Lars Hviid

Published: September 20, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045658

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