Plasmodium falciparum: gelatin enrichment selects for parasites with full-length chromosome 2. implications for cytoadhesion assays

J G Waterkeyn; A F Cowman; B M Cooke

doi:10.1006/expr.2000.4593

Plasmodium falciparum: gelatin enrichment selects for parasites with full-length chromosome 2. implications for cytoadhesion assays

Exp Parasitol. 2001 Feb;97(2):115-8. doi: 10.1006/expr.2000.4593.

Authors

J G Waterkeyn¹, A F Cowman, B M Cooke

Affiliation

¹ The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Post Office, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne 3052, Australia.

PMID: 11281709
DOI: 10.1006/expr.2000.4593

Abstract

Waterkeyn, J. G., Cowman, A. F., and Cooke, B. M. 2001. Plasmodium falciparum: Gelatin enrichment selects for parasites with full-length chromosome 2. Implications for cytoadhesion assays. Experimental Parasitology 97, 115-118.

MeSH terms

Animals
Cell Adhesion
Chromosomes / ultrastructure
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Erythrocytes / parasitology
Erythrocytes / ultrastructure
Gelatin
Microscopy, Electron
Plasmodium falciparum / cytology
Plasmodium falciparum / genetics*
Plasmodium falciparum / isolation & purification

Substances

Gelatin