EXOERYTHROCYTIC MEROZOITES OF PLASMODIUM-BERGHEI IN RAT HEPATIC KUPFFER CELLS

被引:31
作者
TERZAKIS, JA [1 ]
VANDERBERG, JP [1 ]
FOLEY, D [1 ]
SHUSTAK, S [1 ]
机构
[1] NYU, SCH MED, DEPT MICROBIOL, NEW YORK, NY 10016 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF PROTOZOOLOGY | 1979年 / 26卷 / 03期
关键词
electron microscopy; exoerythrocytic schizogony in liver; Kupffer cells; phagocytosis of merozoites; Plasmodium berghei; sporozoite‐transmitted infection;
D O I
10.1111/j.1550-7408.1979.tb04641.x
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
SYNOPSIS. Liver biopsies of white rates infected by Plasmodium berghei sporozoites were examined by electron microscopy. Intrahepatocytic schizont development was confirmed. In addition, at 60 and 70 h after sporozoite inoculation, exoerythrocytic merozoites were noted in Kupffer cells of liver sinusoids. Although it is theoretically possible that this observation may be of merozoite development in Kupffer cells, the authors suspect that this example of phagocytosis would be one of the host's natural defenses against sporozoite‐transmitted malaria. Copyright © 1979, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:385 / 389
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