Study of the gametocytocidal/sporontocidal action of qinghaosu (artemisinin) by electron microscopy |
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| Authors: | G P Dutta A Mohan R Tripathi |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Microbiology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India. |
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| Abstract: | The gametocytocidal efficacy of artemisinin (qinghaosu) was evaluated and scanning electron microscopical evidence is given for gametocytocidal action of a single 5-10-mg/kg dose of artemisinin against simian malarial parasite (Plasmodium cynomolgi B). No sporontocidal effect of artemisinin was observed. |
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