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This work was supported by grants from the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa de São Paulo (FAPESP) and from the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnólogico (CNPq) to C.R.S.G. and R.P.M., and by grants from the University of Padova, from UNESCO and from the Harvard Armenise Foundation to T.P. We thank S. D. Santi from SUCEN for help with P. falciparum culture and A. Thomas for helpful discussions .
Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to C.R.S.G.
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Hotta, C., Gazarini, M., Beraldo, F. et al. Calcium-dependent modulation by melatonin of the circadian rhythm in malarial parasites.. Nat Cell Biol 2, 466–468 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35017112
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