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Gametocytogenesis : the puberty of Plasmodium falciparum

Overview of attention for article published in Malaria Journal, July 2004
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Title
Gametocytogenesis : the puberty of Plasmodium falciparum
Published in
Malaria Journal, July 2004
DOI 10.1186/1475-2875-3-24
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Authors

Arthur M Talman, Olivier Domarle, F Ellis McKenzie, Frédéric Ariey, Vincent Robert

Abstract

The protozoan Plasmodium falciparum has a complex life cycle in which asexual multiplication in the vertebrate host alternates with an obligate sexual reproduction in the anopheline mosquito. Apart from the apparent recombination advantages conferred by sex, P. falciparum has evolved a remarkable biology and adaptive phenotypes to insure its transmission despite the dangers of sex. This review mainly focuses on the current knowledge on commitment to sexual development, gametocytogenesis and the evolutionary significance of various aspects of gametocyte biology. It goes further than pure biology to look at the strategies used to improve successful transmission. Although gametocytes are inevitable stages for transmission and provide a potential target to fight malaria, they have received less attention than the pathogenic asexual stages. There is a need for research on gametocytes, which are a fascinating stage, responsible to a large extent for the success of P. falciparum.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 5 1%
United Kingdom 5 1%
Brazil 2 <1%
Kenya 2 <1%
Netherlands 2 <1%
Madagascar 2 <1%
Belgium 2 <1%
India 2 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Other 6 1%
Unknown 450 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 112 23%
Student > Master 82 17%
Researcher 77 16%
Student > Bachelor 53 11%
Student > Postgraduate 27 6%
Other 66 14%
Unknown 62 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 183 38%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 94 20%
Medicine and Dentistry 32 7%
Immunology and Microbiology 31 6%
Chemistry 10 2%
Other 54 11%
Unknown 75 16%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 October 2022.
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#2,254,425
of 25,394,764 outputs
Outputs from Malaria Journal
#428
of 5,921 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#3,040
of 59,655 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Malaria Journal
#1
of 8 outputs
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