An ultrastructural study of developing stages of exo-erythrocytic Plasmodium berghei in rat hepatocytes
- 6 April 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology
- Vol. 82 (2), 195-204
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000056936
Abstract
SUMMARY: 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.Keywords
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