Platelets kill circulating parasites of all major Plasmodium species in human malaria.
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DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-05-849307
Abstract: Platelets are understood to assist host innate immune responses against infection, although direct evidence of this function in any human disease, including malaria, is unknown. Here we characterized platelet-erythrocyte interactions by microscopy and flow cytometry… read more here.
Keywords: plasmodium species; parasite killing; circulating parasites; plasmodium ... See more keywords