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schizont [′skī‚zänt] (invertebrate zoology) A multinucleate cell in certain members of the Sporozoa that is produced from a trophozoite in a cell of the host, and that segments into merozoites. 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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Examination of Giemsa-stained thin blood films showed 10% young trophozoites, 45% growing trophozoites, 40% schizonts, and 5% gametocytes (n = 300). The researchers don't know precisely how the chimpanzees' immune systems mustered protection against the subsequent challenge with P falciparum--whether they formed antibodies against malaria schizonts or unleashed specialized immune cells called T cells. |
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