Electron microscopical observations on gametogenesis and fertilization in cultured Plasmodium falciparum.

Light and electron microscopical observations of the effects of high-density lipoprotein on growth of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro.

Human serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is necessary and sufficient for the short-term maintenance of Plasmodium falciparum in in vitro culture. However, at high concentrations it is toxic to the parasite. A heat-labile component is apparently responsible for the stage-specific toxicity to parasites within infected erythrocytes 12-42 h after invasion, i.e. during trophozoite maturation. The ...

Scanning electron-microscopical and other observations of sperm fertilization reactions in Limulus polyphemus L. (Merostomata: Xiphosura).

Sperm fertilization reactions of Limulus polyphemus were examined by scanning electron and/or light microscopy. The following were considered: sperm motility, attachment of sperm to egg, acrosome reaction, and penetration of the acrosomal filament. The spermatozoa after semination are non-motile and become active only in close proximity to a defined region surrounding the egg. Egg materials dif...

A developmental defect in Plasmodium falciparum male gametogenesis

Asexually replicating populations of Plasmodium parasites, including those from cloned lines, generate both male and female gametes to complete the malaria life cycle through the mosquito. The generation of these sexual forms begins with the induction of gametocytes from haploid asexual stage parasites in the blood of the vertebrate host. The molecular processes that govern the differentiation ...

Gametogenesis in Plasmodium.

Self-Fertilization, Linkage Disequilibrium, and Strain in Plasmodium falciparum.

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