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Conditions Favoring Gametocytogenesis in the Continuous Culture of Plasmodium falciparum 1
Author(s) -
BROCKELMAN CHARIYA R.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1982.tb05432.x
Subject(s) - gametocyte , plasmodium falciparum , malaria , biology , caffeine , virology , chemistry , immunology , endocrinology
. Gametocyte formation was observed in six isolates of Plasmodium falciparum in continuous culture. Optimal conditions include constant temperature and addition of caffeine at 2.0 mM. Depletion of glucose in the medium and treatment with cAMP did not consistently trigger the formation of gametocytes.