An Ultrastructural Study of the Red Pulp of the Spleen in Malaria

An ultrastructural study was undertaken of the spleen of a rhesus monkey infected with Plasmodium knowlesi to determine whether the spleen is able to pit malaria parasites from red cells. It was found that in the spleen parasitized cells are: (1) phagocytized in toto by cordal macrophages, (2) pitte...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

Veröffentlicht in:	Blood 1973-02, Vol.41 (2), p.207-218
Hauptverfasser:	Schnitzer, B., Sodeman, T.M., Mead, M.L., Contacos, P.G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Erythrocytes - immunology Haplorhini Hemolysis Macaca Macrophages - immunology Malaria - pathology Microscopy, Electron Phagocytosis Plasmodium - immunology Spleen - cytology
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!