... H 2 ] glucose turnover and clearance were measured in 10 women (eight with uncomplicated falciparum malaria and two with vivax malaria at 16–30 weeks gestation) before treatment, after intravenous quinine infusion (patients with falciparum malaria) and in convalescence. 2. Admission basal plasma...

... + efflux between patient and controls. Incubation with quinine (2 mmol/l), an inhibitor of the erythrocyte Ca 2+ -dependent K + channel, reduced net K + efflux at 4°C, but the effect persisted in Ca 2+ -depleted erythrocytes, implying that quinine was acting in a non-specific fashion. 4. Chemical...