Limited degradation of the plasmodium falciparum gametocyte marker pfs25 mRNA exposed to tropical temperatures: Considerations for malaria transmission field studies

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 886-889

  Waltmann, Andreea ^a,b,c   Karl, Stephan ^a,b,c   Chiu, Chris ^a,b,c   Mueller, Ivo ^a,b,c  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Centre de Recerca en Salut Internacional de Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; EDETIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; GENETIC MARKER; PFS25 PROTEIN, PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FIELD STUDY; GAMETOCYTE; GENE; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PFS25 GENE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA STABILITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; HEAT; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION; TROPIC CLIMATE;

GENETIC MARKERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84963679847     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0531     Document Type: Article

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