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Table 1 Summary of the proportion of ookinetes expressing four different markers of apoptosis at three time points post-incubation of gametocytaemic mouse blood.

From: Malaria ookinetes exhibit multiple markers for apoptosis-like programmed cell death in vitro

Time (hrs)

Condensed chromatin

Caspase-like activity

Fragmented DNA

PS translocation

PS + permeable membrane

Permeable membrane

18

34.5 ± 1.76

30.15 ± 2.14

48.55 ± 6.01

19.57 ± 1.88

13.25 ± 0.689

14.88 ± 2.56

22

55.80 ± 13.68

43.49 ± 1.53

64.19 ± 6.09

28.33 ± 5.61

13.66 ± 2.79

19.55 ± 4.29

26

49.01 ± 5.51

47.72 ± 3.93

69.89 ± 2.81

30.12 ± 2.75

14.67+0.519

19.40+2.73

  1. Each value is a mean of 3 experiments, n = 150 ookinetes for each experiment. PS = phosphatidylserine.