| Literature DB >> 10974164 |
S M Magesa1, Y K Mdira, J A Akida, I C Bygbjerg, P H Jakobsen.
Abstract
The circadian periodicity of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in peripheral blood was analysed in a group of children from an holoendemic community of north-eastern Tanzania. No periodicity was observed with asexual stage parasites. Gametocytes were shown to display a diurnal subperiodic pattern with a periodicity index of 31. 8. Mathematical analysis of the data indicated that P. falciparum gametocytes tend to display periodicity with a peak (15:30-19:30 h) that do not coincide with the peak (00:30-03:30 h) biting activity of the local vector, Anopheles gambiae. We were thus able to show a P. falciparum gametocyte periodicity with a harmonic wave pattern, but its functional biological significance if any, is currently unknown.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID： 10974164 DOI： 10.1016/s0001-706x(00)00110-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Trop ISSN： 0001-706X Impact factor: 3.112