In vitro generation of Plasmodium falciparum ookinetes

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1187-1194

  Bounkeua, Viengngeun ^a   Li, Fengwu ^a   Vinetz, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CELL CULTURE; DIPLOIDY; DNA CONTENT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAMETE; GAMETOCYTE; HAPLOID SPORE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OOKINETE; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TETRAPLOIDY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZYGOTE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 79551642972     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0433     Document Type: Article

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