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Plasmodium falciparum

Known as: Plasmodium (Laverania) falciparum, Plasmodium falciparums, falciparum plasmodium 
A protozoan parasite in the family Plasmodiidae. P. falciparum is transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito and is a causative agent of malaria in… 
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Review
2007
Review
2007
The ABO blood group system and Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
In the century since the discovery of the ABO blood groups, numerous associations between ABO groups and disease have been noted… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Decreasing pfmdr1 copy number in plasmodium falciparum malaria heightens susceptibility to mefloquine, lumefantrine, halofantrine, quinine, and artemisinin.
The global dissemination of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum is spurring intense efforts to implement artemisinin (ART)-based… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Hepatocyte CD81 is required for Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium yoelii sporozoite infectivity
Plasmodium sporozoites are transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes and first invade the liver of the mammalian host… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Four plasmepsins are active in the Plasmodium falciparum food vacuole, including a protease with an active-site histidine
Hemoglobin degradation is a metabolic process that is central to the growth and maturation of the malaria parasite Plasmodium… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Trafficking and assembly of the cytoadherence complex in Plasmodium falciparum‐infected human erythrocytes
After invading human erythrocytes, the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum, initiates a remarkable process of secreting… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Pgh1 modulates sensitivity and resistance to multiple antimalarials in Plasmodium falciparum
Throughout the latter half of this century, the development and spread of resistance to most front-line antimalarial compounds… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Transformation of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites by homologous integration of plasmids that confer resistance to pyrimethamine.
Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites were transformed with plasmids containing P. falciparum or Toxoplasma gondii… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Measurement of the lactate dehydrogenase activity of Plasmodium falciparum as an assessment of parasitemia.
This report describes an enzyme assay for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum. The assay is based on the observation that the… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Several alleles of the multidrug-resistance gene are closely linked to chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum
THE lethal form of human malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is virtually uncontrollable in many areas because of the… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Chloroquine resistance not linked to mdr-like genes in a Plasmodium falciparum cross
CHLOROQUINE is thought to act against falciparum malaria by accumulating in the acid vesicles of the parasite and interfering… 
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