Seminars in Hematology
Volume 41, Issue 2 , Pages 173-188 , April 2004

Malaria and the red blood cell membrane

  • Brian M Cooke

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Brian M. Cooke, PhD, Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
    • Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Narla Mohandas

      Affiliations

    • New York Blood Center, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Ross L Coppel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia

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