| Literature DB >> 7012764 |
J F Meis, J P Verhave, P H Jap, F Hess, J H Meuwissen.
Abstract
The ultrastructure of immature exo-erythrocytic forms of Plasmodium berghei in rat hepatocytes was studied at stages between 25 and 51 h of development. A new method was successfully applied to localize the parasites in a small portion of the liver by temporary ligature of blood vessels to the majority of the liver, and from the spleen and the pancreas. Nuclear profiles appeared to be part of a highly lobed nuclear reticulum. Peripheral vesiculation and vacuolization of the cytoplasm was increasingly prominent and ushered in the formation of pseudocytomeres. Spacing between host- and parasite-derived membranes could first be observed after 43 h of development. In general, organellar development was found to follow closely that described for plasmodial oocysts.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7012764 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000056936
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Parasitology ISSN: 0031-1820 Impact factor: 3.234