Changes in metabolic phenotypes of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro cultures during gametocyte development

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lamour, Sabrina D ^a   Straschil, Ursula ^a   Saric, Jasmina ^a   Delves, Michael J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asexual; Culture; Differentiation; Gametocyte; Gametocytogenesis; Maturation; Metabolic; Nutritional; Plasmodium; Sexual

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALANINE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ETHYLENE; GLYCEROL; HISTIDINE; LACTIC ACID; ORNITHINE; PHENYLALANINE; PYROGLUTAMIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID; TYROSINE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERYTHROCYTE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; GAMETOCYTE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHENOTYPE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 84924478172     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-468     Document Type: Article

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