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A simple and predictive phenotypic High Content Imaging assay for Plasmodium falciparum mature gametocytes to identify malaria transmission blocking compounds.
Scientific reports - 10 Nov 2015
Lucantoni Leonardo, Silvestrini Francesco, Signore Michele, Siciliano Giulia, Eldering Maarten, Dechering Koen J, Avery Vicky M, Alano Pietro
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Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes, specifically the mature stages, are the only malaria parasite stage in humans transmissible to the mosquito vector. Anti-malarial drugs capable of killing these forms are considered essential for the eradication of malaria and tools allowing the screening of large compound libraries with high predictive power are needed to identify new candidates. As gametocytes are not a...
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