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Table 2 Average half-lives and standard deviations for each stage

From: Whole-genome analysis of mRNA decay in Plasmodium falciparumreveals a global lengthening of mRNA half-life during the intra-erythrocytic development cycle

Stage

Half-life (min)

Standard deviation (min)

Standard deviation for oligos within a single ORF

Ring

9.5

9.9

4.6

Trophozoite

20.5

28.5

9.9

Schizont

49.9

37.3

21.9

Late schizont

65.4

42.6

22.2

  1. ORF, open reading frame