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Immunology and Infection

Separation of Plasmodium falciparum Late Stage-infected Erythrocytes by Magnetic Means
Lorena Michelle Coronado 1,2, Nicole Michelle Tayler 1,2, Ricardo Correa 1,2, Rita Marissa Giovani 3, Carmenza Spadafora 1
1Centro de Biología Celular y Molecular de Enfermedades, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), 2Acharya Nagarjuna University, 3Departamento de Medios y Creativo, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP)

The paramagnetic properties of hemozoin are used to isolate late stages of Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells growing in culture. The method is simple and fast and does not affect the subsequent invasive capabilities of the parasites.

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