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sporozoite [‚spȯr·ə′zō‚īt] (invertebrate zoology) A motile, infective stage of certain sporozoans, which is the result of sexual reproduction and which gives rise to an asexual cycle in the new host. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Tick salivary gland extract and interleukin-2 stimulation enhance susceptibility of lymphocytes to infection by Theileria parva sporozoites. Anopheles mosquitoes carry sporozoites and inject them into people. Exposure to radiation-attenuated sporozoites has reproducibly provided high-level protection of humans against malaria," said Stephen L. |
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