Cerebral malaria - modelling interactions at the blood-brain barrier in vitro

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Cerebral malaria - modelling interactions at the blood-brain barrier in vitro. / Adams, Yvonne; Jensen, Anja Ramstedt.

In: Disease models & mechanisms, Vol. 15, No. 7, dmm049410, 2022.

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Adams, Y & Jensen, AR 2022, 'Cerebral malaria - modelling interactions at the blood-brain barrier in vitro', Disease models & mechanisms, vol. 15, no. 7, dmm049410. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.049410

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Adams, Y., & Jensen, A. R. (2022). Cerebral malaria - modelling interactions at the blood-brain barrier in vitro. Disease models & mechanisms, 15(7), [dmm049410]. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.049410

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Adams Y, Jensen AR. Cerebral malaria - modelling interactions at the blood-brain barrier in vitro. Disease models & mechanisms. 2022;15(7). dmm049410. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.049410

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Adams, Yvonne ; Jensen, Anja Ramstedt. / Cerebral malaria - modelling interactions at the blood-brain barrier in vitro. In: Disease models & mechanisms. 2022 ; Vol. 15, No. 7.

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