EFFECT OF THE 8-AMINOQUINOLINE PRIMAQUINE ON CULTURE-DERIVED GAMETOCYTES OF THE MALARIA PARASITE PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM

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LANNERS, HN [1 ]
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[1] TULANE UNIV, MED CTR, SCH PUBL HLTH & TROP MED, DEPT TROP MED, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112 USA
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10.1007/BF00928413
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R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Gametocytes from the Honduras I/CDC clone HB-3 of Plasmodium falciparum were exposed to different concentrations of primaquine diphosphate. It could be shown that the drug acts specifically on the mitochondria of the cells by destroying their internal structure and causing these organelles to swell.
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