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Schizogony and Gametocyte Development of Leucocytozoon berestneffi in the Yellow‐Billed Magpie, Pica nuttalli *
Author(s) -
CLARK GLEN W.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1965.tb03259.x
Subject(s) - gametocyte , leucocytozoon , schizogony , blood smear , biology , spleen , pica (typography) , zoology , pathology , virology , anatomy , immunology , malaria , medicine , plasmodium falciparum , world wide web , computer science
SYNOPSIS. Histological examination of organs from 72 infected birds exhibited schizogonic stages in hepatic, spleen and, to a lesser extent, kidney cells; little or no distortion of the host cell was noted. Feulgen‐positive schizonts were small and occurred abundantly in scattered sections of the infected organs. No megaloschizonts were found. Evidence is presented that gametocytes found in the circulating blood develop exclusively in lymphocytes.