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High Yield Purification of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoites For Use in Opsonizing Antibody Assays
JoVE Journal
Immunology and Infection
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JoVE Journal Immunology and Infection
High Yield Purification of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoites For Use in Opsonizing Antibody Assays

High Yield Purification of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoites For Use in Opsonizing Antibody Assays

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July 17, 2014

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10:38 min
July 17, 2014

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Measuring antibody function is key to understanding immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria. This method describes the purification of viable merozoites, and measurement of opsonization-dependent phagocytosis by flow cytometry.

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