Leukocytes in a Plasmodium falciparum-infected blood meal reduce transmission of malaria to Anopheles mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes are infected with Plasmodium falciparum by taking a blood meal from a gametocyte carrier. Since a mosquito takes a volume of 1 to 2 microl, a blood meal may contain 1 x 10(4) to 3 x 10(4) leukocytes (WBC). The majority of WBC are composed of neutrophils which may phagocytose and kill deve...

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Pubblicato in:	Infect Immun
Autori principali:	Lensen, A H, Bolmer-Van de Vegte, M, van Gemert, G J, Eling, W M, Sauerwein, R W
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 1997
Soggetti:	Research Article
Accesso online:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC175547/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9284160/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/iai.65.9.3834-3837.1997
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