Anti-CSP (circumsporozoite protein/Plasmodium yoelii)

Storage Instruction:Store the kit at 4°C.
Description:
Plasmodium yoelii is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Vinckeia.
Like all Plasmodium species P. yoelii has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are mammals.
Its most notable feature is that it is used in the laboratory to infect mice, as a model of human malaria, particularly with respect to the immune response.
It is advantageous to have a whole-animal model of malaria because often it is difficult to know which factors to study in vitro, particularly in a complex system like the immune system. Moreover, for many experiments it is not ethical or practical to use humans.