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. 1983 Jan;39(1):456–459. doi: 10.1128/iai.39.1.456-459.1983

Killing of Blood-Stage Murine Malaria Parasites by Hydrogen Peroxide

Hazel M Dockrell 1, John H L Playfair 1
PMCID: PMC347962  PMID: 6822428

Abstract

Both nonlethal Plasmodium yoelii and lethal Plasmodium berghei were killed in vitro by hydrogen peroxide at concentrations as low as 10−5 M. Higher concentrations were required in the presence of added normal erythrocytes. Injection of hydrogen peroxide in vivo significantly reduced P. yoelii parasitemia but had less effect on P. berghei.

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