Fig. 4.
Effect of melatonin on asynchronized P. chabaudi and P. berghei parasites. Mice were infected by iv infusion of 3×105 infected erythrocytes and treated with melatonin (50 mg/kg/day for 4 consecutive days). Only a vehicle was used to treat the control group. Parasitemia and distributions of parasite stages were determined on day 4. (A) P. chabaudi parasites. (B) P. berghei parasites. *Parasitemia. Data were expressed as the mean with a bar revealing the SD value.
