Humoral response to a carboxyl-terminal region of the merozoite surface protein-1 plays a predominant role in controlling blood-stage infection in rodent malaria.
AuthorsDaly TM, Long CA
JournalJ Immunol
PubMed ID7602100
'The developmental stages of malaria parasites that infect E are responsible for the morbidity and mortality associated with this disease. One of the leading candidates for a blood-stage vaccine against malaria is a surface protein of merozoites, the infectious stages for E, designated merozoite surface protein-1 (MSP-1). The rodent malarial ... More
Transitions to cigarette smoking during adolescence.
AuthorsFergusson DM, Horwood LJ
JournalAddict Behav
PubMed ID8712060
The process of transition from nonsmoking to regular weekly smoking during a period from 10 to 16 years was examined using data gathered during the course of a longitudinal study of 957 New Zealand adolescents. These data were analyzed using a latent Markov model to estimate both rates of transition ... More