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Novel Structure In the Pellicular Complex of Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes 1
Author(s) -
KAIDOH TOSHIYUI,
NATH JAYASREE,
OKOYE VINCENT,
AIKAWA MASAMICHI
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of eukaryotic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 1066-5234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1993.tb04916.x
Subject(s) - plasmodium falciparum , gametocyte , biology , microtubule , microbiology and biotechnology , membrane , plasmodium (life cycle) , ultrastructure , transmission electron microscopy , biophysics , parasite hosting , anatomy , malaria , optics , immunology , genetics , physics , world wide web , computer science
. Using transmission electron microscopy, transverse dense bands were found to be associated with subpellicular microtubules and inner membraner in Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes. These dense bands may act as supportive structures to maintain the parallel arrangement of the microtubules, and/or to connect them to the inner membranes.