Promiscuous expression of α-tubulin II in maturing male and female Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes.

Antimalarial interventions designed to impact on the transmissible sexual stages of Plasmodium falciparum are evaluated by measurement of peripheral gametocyte carriage in vivo and infectivity to mosquitoes. Drug or vaccine-elicited effects may differentially affect the relative abundance of mature...

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Main Authors: Samana Schwank, Colin J Sutherland, Chris J Drakeley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3012678?pdf=render