Pfs 16 pivotal role in Plasmodium falciparum gametocytogenesis: A potential antiplasmodial drug target

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-192

  Berry, Antoine ^a   Deymier, Caroline ^a   Sertorio, Mathieu ^a   Witkowski, Benoît ^a,b   Benoit Vical, Françoise ^a,b  

^a TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Drug evaluation; Gametocytes; Pfs 16; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TARGETING; GAMETOCYTE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PFG 27 GENE; PFS 16 GENE; PFS 25 GENE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIMALARIALS; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PROTOZOAN;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 58049200546     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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