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Same, same but different: Exploring Plasmodium cell division during liver stage development
30 Mar 2023
Abstract excerpt
Plasmodium parasites have a complex life cycle alternating between a mosquito and a vertebrate host. Following the bite of an Anopheles female mosquito, Plasmodium sporozoites are transmitted from the skin to the liver; their first place of replication within the host. Successfully invaded sporozoites undergo a massive replication and growth involving asynchronous DNA replication and division that results in the...
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