Factors influencing phagocytosis of malaria parasites : the story so far

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Chua, Caroline Lin Lin, Ng, Ida May Jen, Yap, Bryan Ju Min, Teo, Andrew
• مؤلفون آخرون: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2021
• الموضوعات: Science::Medicine; Phagocytosis; Opsonic
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152927

There are seven known species of Plasmodium spp. that can infect humans. The human host can mount a complex network of immunological responses to fight infection and one of these immune functions is phagocytosis. Effective and timely phagocytosis of parasites, accompanied by the activation of a regu...