ENHANCED GAMETOCYTE FORMATION IN YOUNG ERYTHROCYTES BY PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM INVITRO

被引:67
作者
TRAGER, W
GILL, GS
机构
[1] Laboratory of Parasitology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York
来源
JOURNAL OF PROTOZOOLOGY | 1992年 / 39卷 / 03期
关键词
MALARIA;
D O I
10.1111/j.1550-7408.1992.tb01476.x
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
Two gametocyte-forming clones, HB-3 and 3D7, were used. Concentrates of late stage parasites were mixed with bloods containing different proportions of young erythrocytes, and the parasitemia and proportion of gametocytes determined after 2, 3 or 4 days of culture. Significantly more gametocytes were formed in light cells than in heavy cells separated from the same normal blood samples. Up to seven times more gametocytes were formed in reticulocyte-rich bloods from patients with sickle cell anemia than in normal control blood.
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页码:429 / 432
页数:4
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