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Plasmodial

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plas·mo·di·um  (plz-md-m)
n. pl. plas·mo·di·a (-d-)
1. A multinucleate mass of cytoplasm formed by the aggregation of a number of amoeboid cells, as that characteristic of the vegetative phase of the slime molds.
2. A protozoan of the genus Plasmodium, which includes the parasites that cause malaria.
[New Latin Plasmdium, genus name : plasm(o)- + Greek -ds, resembling; see collodion.]
plas·modi·al (-d-l) adj.
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However, there are pitfalls: * Malaria endemicity may change rapidly, particularly in 'fringe areas' of plasmodial prevalence, leading to sentinel cases from areas previously thought to be malaria free.
Parasitic infections often present with nonspecific symptoms by Grobusch, Martin P.; Menezes, Colin N. / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
In addition, the compounds were also tested against two elongation enzymes from the plasmodial FAS-II system, [beta]-ketoacyl-ACP reductase (PfFabG) and [beta]-hydroxyacyl-ACP deydratase (PfFabZ).
Inhibiting enoyl-ACP reductase (FabI) across pathogenic ... by Karioti, Anastasia; Skaltsa, Helen; Zhang, Xujie; Tonge, Peter J.; Perozzo, Remo; Kaiser, Marcel; Fr / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
Literary evidence for malaria infection dates back to the early Greek period when Hippocrates described the typical undulating fever (1), highly suggestive of plasmodial infection.
Plasmodium falciparum in ancient Egypt by Nerlich, Andreas G.; Schraut, Bettina; Dittrich, Sabine; Jelinek, Thomas; Zink, Albert R. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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