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. 2012 Dec 14;7(12):e51774. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051774

Table 1. Estimated values of cellular optical absorption coefficient at different stages of infection.

Cell type Cytoplasm Vacuole Inline graphic (mInline graphic)
Volume (Inline graphicm3) Inline graphic of Hb molecules (million) Volume (Inline graphicm3) Inline graphic of Hmz molecules (million) at 434 nm at 700 nm
Normal 93.1 280 0.0 0 635159.21 2047.29
Ring 88.5 266 4.6 28 607530.78 4022.18
Trophozoite 57.5 173 35.6 214 423999.09 17141.06
Schizont 34.2 103 58.9 354 285856.95 27015.49