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, Volume 55, Issue 2, pp 127–129 | Cite as

Ganglioside GM 1a as inhibitor ofPlasmodium falciparum growth in vitro

  • P. Hermentin
  • G. Neunziger
  • B. Enders
  • F. R. Seiler
  • H. Wiegandt
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Public Health Falciparum Growth ofPlasmodium Falciparum 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • P. Hermentin
    • 1
  • G. Neunziger
    • 1
  • B. Enders
    • 1
  • F. R. Seiler
    • 1
  • H. Wiegandt
    • 2
  1. 1.Behringwerke AGMarburgGermany
  2. 2.Department of Physiological Chemistry IThe Philipps-UniversityMarburgGermany

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