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Alternative pathway to reduced artemisinin susceptibility in Plasmodium falciparum

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2018)

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Volume 115, Issue 50, Pages 12556-12558

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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1818287115

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