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Exit of Plasmodium Sporozoites from Oocysts Is an Active Process That Involves the Circumsporozoite Protein

Plasmodium sporozoites develop within oocysts residing in the mosquito midgut. Mature sporozoites exit the oocysts, enter the hemolymph, and invade the salivary glands. The circumsporozoite (CS) protein is the major surface protein of salivary gland and oocyst sporozoites. It is also found on the oo...

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Autores principales: Wang, Qian, Fujioka, Hisashi, Nussenzweig, Victor
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1238744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16201021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0010009