Quantitative changes of plasma fibronectin in Plasmodium knowlesi malaria

Ouaissi, A.; Dei-Cas, E.; Colin, J.J.; Ramage, C.; Muller, F.; Triboulet, J.P.; Vernes, A.; Ouaissi, A; Dei-Cas, E; Colin, J.J; Ramage, C; Muller, F; Triboulet, J.P; Vernes, A

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Quantitative changes of plasma fibronectin in Plasmodium knowlesi malaria

Ouaissi, A.; Dei-Cas, E.; Colin, J.J.; Ramage, C.; Muller, F.; Triboulet, J.P.; Vernes, A.

Pathologie-Biologie 34(3): 186-188

1986

ISSN/ISBN: 0369-8114

PMID: 3517789

Document Number: 269997

In order to study the variation of plasma fibronectin (FN) during malaria infection, two male monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) were splenectomized and infected with Plasmodium knowlesi. As parasitaemia increased FN concentration decreased gradually from 260 to 140 microgram/ml and 300 to 85 micrograms/ml for monkeys 1 and 2 respectively. The significance of this finding is discussed.