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In vivo and in vitro gametocyte production of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Northern Thailand.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Mar 2011
Nakazawa Shusuke, Culleton Richard, Maeno Yoshimasa
Abstract excerpt
Understanding why some malaria-infected individuals are infective to mosquitoes while others are not, is of great importance when considering interventions to stop malaria transmission. Whether gametocytes are produced in every individual infected with Plasmodium falciparum remains unclear. Using a highly sensitive reverse transcription (RT)-PCR assay, we attempted to detect gametocyte-specific mRNA transcripts...
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