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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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| Seasonal density, sporozoite rates and entomological inoculation rates of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus in a high-altitude sugarcane growing zone in Western Kenya. falciparum when it's in its sporozoite stage, immediately after a mosquito injects the parasite into a victim. Maria Mota, based at the IMM, has pioneered in recent years an in vitro assay system to monitor the crucial process of sporozoite infection using the Malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei ANKA with cultured human liver cells. |
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