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Table 1 L-Arg pretreatment inhibits formation of zygotes and ookinetes

From: L-Arginine supplementation in mice enhances NO production in spleen cells and inhibits Plasmodium yoelii transmission in mosquitoes

Mice

Number of zygotes (Mean ± SEM)

Number of ookinetes (Mean ± SEM)

Normal infection

65.5 ± 6.4

20.0 ± 2.8

L-Arg pretreatment

5.0 ± 4.2##

2.5 ± 2.1#

  1. Note: # and ## indicate significant difference between D-Arg pretreated control (Normal infection) and L-Arg pretreated mice (L-Arg treatment) at P < 0.05 and P <0.01 (t-test), respectively