Kinetics of mosquito-injected Plasmodium sporozoites in mice: fewer sporozoites are injected into sporozoite-immunized mice.
Malaria is initiated when the mosquito introduces sporozoites into the skin of a mammalian host. To successfully continue the infection, sporozoites must invade blood vessels in the dermis and be transported to the liver. A significant number of sporozoites, however, may enter lymphatic vessels in t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-04-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2667259?pdf=render |