AFRO-NETS> RFI: Plasmodium effects on red cell membrane

["Denise Y. J. Norato" <norato@uol.com.br>]

RFI: Plasmodium effects on red cell membrane
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Hello, I am a genetics researcher in Brazil currently working with 
physiology in a PBL programme for medical students. I was looking for 
information on how the red cell membrane is or isn't affected by plas-
modium and found no articles that could answer if haemolysis is me-
chanical or if there is a membrane damage. The question came up as we 
(teachers) were preparing problems for PBL groups and were looking for 
parasitic diseases that could cause cell membrane damage. Does falcipa-
rum compete with cell for energy and/or membrane protectors? I hope who 
reads this understands what I am looking for....

Thank you,

Denise Norato
mailto:norato@uol.com.br

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