| Literature DB >> 3283664 |
C J Janse1, T Ponnudurai, A H Lensen, J H Meuwissen, J Ramesar, M Van der Ploeg, J P Overdulve.
Abstract
The DNA content of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes during intra-erythrocytic development and during gametogenesis was established by cytophotometric methods. Intraerythrocytic micro- and macrogametocytes (Stage I-Stage VB) contain about twice the amount of DNA of haploid sporozoites and ringstages, indicating that DNA is synthesized during transformation of ringforms into Stage I gametocytes. Microgametocytes, after activation at pH 8, rapidly duplicate their genome several times, while the DNA content of macrogametocytes remains constant during gametogenesis.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3283664 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000081609
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Parasitology ISSN: 0031-1820 Impact factor: 3.234