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From: Sunlight inhibits growth and induces markers of programmed cell death in Plasmodium falciparum in vitro

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Mixed-stage Plasmodium falciparum growth decreased after exposure to sunlight in vitro. Flow cytometry histograms (a) and statistical analyses (b) showed that late-stage parasites (Late) were more affected by exposure to solar radiation than early stage parasites (Early). When compared to experimental cultures exposed to sunlight for 1 h (Sunlight), control cultures (Dark) showed a large population of new early-stage parasites (iii), whereas the formation of early stage parasites was significantly reduced in experimental cultures (iv) indicating that late-stage parasites exposed to sunlight produced fewer new rings. Statistical comparisons were made between total parasitaemia values and were significant at P < 0.01 (double asterisk). For all comparisons, n = 2

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