Ultrastructural and real-time microscopic changes in P. falciparum-infected red blood cells following treatment with antimalarial drugs.

Ultrastructural changes to P. falciparum-infected red blood cells were examined in vitro after treatment with antimalarial drugs. Artesunate had the most rapid parasitocidal effect. All three drugs caused structural changes within the parasite, including dilatation of the parasitophorus vacuole memb...

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Main Authors: Sachanonta, N, Chotivanich, K, Chaisri, U, Turner, G, Ferguson, D, Day, N, Pongponratn, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011