… in vitro Plasmodium falciparum, one involving Plasmodium … on sexual differentiation
commitment, gametocyte maturation … RBCs have a limited life span and are the cornerstone of the …

… and female Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes responsible for … Collected male and female
gametocytes were used to … Although primaquine is activated in vivo, we used >5-fold the …

… Gametocytes are the sexually differentiated forms of the parasites that are … , unlike the
more familiar crescent form of Plasmodium falciparum [2]. The … The short life-span of P. vivax …

… Normal human erythrocytes have an average life span of about … falciparum gametocytes
alter the structural and mechanical … cells at specific differentiation stages, such as P. knowlesi, …

… gametocytes. Thus, this study evaluates the viability and infectivity of gametocytes in a
short-term ex vivo P. … In the literature, the life span and infectivity of gametocytes in non-falciparum …

… Plasmodium falciparum, human-to-mosquito parasite transmission is dependent on the
differentiation and development of mature gametocyte … in these in vitro assays is associated with …

… were then tested regarding their sexual differentiation capability in vitro, using 100 µL
gametocyte culture (stage V) at 27 C for 20 min [31]. Samples were then spun at 2500 rpm for 3 min…

… spliced transcripts), mRNA localization, mRNA life-span/viability and the efficiency, timing and
… (lysoPC) inhibited P. falciparum gametocyte differentiation in vitro, and detected significant …

… —gametocyte molecular markers for Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, …
In the blood, only a small proportion of the asexual parasites differentiate into gametocytes […

… falciparum lab-adapted strains cultured in vitro supplemented with December or May … In
this study, we did not quantify gametocyte carriage, but we acknowledge the critical importance …