Plasmodium falciparum malaria elicits inflammatory responses that dysregulate placental amino acid transport

PS Boeuf; E AITKEN; UP Chandrasiri; L CHUA; McInerney; McQuade; M Duffy; Molyneux; GV Brown; Glazier; SJ Rogerson

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Plasmodium falciparum malaria elicits inflammatory responses that dysregulate placental amino acid transport

PS Boeuf, E AITKEN, UP Chandrasiri, L CHUA, undefined McInerney, undefined McQuade, M Duffy, undefined Molyneux, GV Brown, undefined Glazier, SJ Rogerson

PLoS Pathogens | Published : 2013

University of Melbourne Researchers

Stephen Rogerson Author

Graham Brown Author

Elizabeth Aitken Author

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