Table 2

Average half-lives and standard deviations for each stage

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

ORF, open reading frame

Shock et al. Genome Biology 2007 8:R134   doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-7-r134