%0 Journal Article %T Mechanisms of immune protection in the asexual blood stage infection by Plasmodium falciparum: analysis by in vitro and ex-vivo assays %A Gysin %A Jurg %A Druilhe %A Pierre %A Silva %A Luiz Pereira da %J Mem¨®rias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz %D 1992 %I Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Minist¨¦rio da Sa¨²de %R 10.1590/S0074-02761992000900023 %X mechanisms of immune protection against the asexual blood stage infection by plasmodium falciparum are reviewed. recent studies of two independent lines of research developed at the institute pasteur, in humans and primate infections clearly indicate an obligatory interaction of antibodies and effector cells to express the anti-parasitic effect. %K malaria %K protective immunity %K igg isotypes %K protective antibodies. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0074-02761992000900023&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en