"Merozoites" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Uninuclear cells or a stage in the life cycle of sporozoan protozoa. Merozoites, released from ruptured multinucleate SCHIZONTS, enter the blood stream and infect the ERYTHROCYTES.
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D052940
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.870.740.800.500 B05.500.800.500 B05.775.740.800.500 G07.345.500.550.500.800.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Merozoites" by people in Profiles.
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Tassi Yunga S, Bobbili N, Lloyd YM, Antallan J, Matsunaga M, Quakyi I, Leke RFG, Taylor DW. Does Antibody Avidity to Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Antigens Increase with Age in Individuals Living in Malaria-Endemic Areas? Infect Immun. 2021 05 17; 89(6).
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Taylor DW, Bobbili N, Kayatani A, Tassi Yunga S, Kidima W, Leke RFG. Measuring antibody avidity to Plasmodium falciparum merozoite antigens using a multiplex immunoassay approach. Malar J. 2020 May 01; 19(1):171.
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Lloyd YM, Fang R, Bobbili N, Vanda K, Ngati E, Sanchez-Quintero MJ, Salanti A, Chen JJ, Leke RGF, Taylor DW. Association of Antibodies to VAR2CSA and Merozoite Antigens with Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Living in Yaound?, Cameroon. Infect Immun. 2018 09; 86(9).