Malaria: Drugs, Disease and Post-genomic Biology

Malaria: Drugs, Disease and Post-genomic Biology

Author
R. W. Compans, M. D. Cooper, T. Honjo, …
Publication Year
2005
Publisher
Springer
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Medical Science

This volume brings some of the worlds best investigators to describe recent advances in both the scientific and clinical aspects of malaria, and bridges between the two. The opening chapters discuss antimalarials and resistance to them in Africa and Asia. Then there are reviews of the different clinical manifestations of malaria, ranging from uncomplicated infections to severe disease and its complications.


Keywords: Biomedical and life sciences / Artemisins / Chloroquine / Hemoglobin Degradation / Malaria / Malaria Anaemia / Merozoites / Sporozoites / Drug resistance / Genetics / Molecular genetics / Parasite / Parasites / Protein / Proteins / Resistance