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Table 1 Summary of treatments and rationales for the microparticle experiment

From: Ecological influences on the behaviour and fertility of malaria parasites

Microparticle concentration (%)

Rationale

0

Absence of microparticles (~Newtonian fluid)

2

Microparticle density similar to RBC density in routine ookinete culture

35

Microparticle density similar to RBC density in healthy host blood

60

Microparticle density similar to RBC density in a blood meal after diuresis