Naturally occurring triggers that induce apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Plasmodium berghei ookinetes.

Several protozoan parasites have been shown to undergo a form of programmed cell death that exhibits morphological features associated with metazoan apoptosis. These include the rodent malaria parasite, Plasmodium berghei. Malaria zygotes develop in the mosquito midgut lumen, forming motile ookinete...

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Main Authors: Medhat Ali, Ebtesam M Al-Olayan, Steven Lewis, Holly Matthews, Hilary Hurd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2936559?pdf=render