Nitric oxide inhibits the development of Plasmodium yoelii gametocytes into gametes

Parasitology International

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-166

  Cao, Ya Ming ^a   Tsuboi, Takafumi ^a   Torii, Motomi ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Nitric oxide; NO donor; Plasmodium yoelii; Transmission blocking

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; GAMETE; GAMETOCYTE; GAMETOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PLASMODIUM YOELII; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032103719     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5769(98)00014-2     Document Type: Article

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