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Review
. 2007 Sep;56(3):171-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2007.04.002. Epub 2007 Apr 24.

A long and winding road: the Plasmodium sporozoite's journey in the mammalian host

Photini Sinnis  1 , Alida Coppi
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A long and winding road: the Plasmodium sporozoite's journey in the mammalian host

Photini Sinnis et al. Parasitol Int. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

The Plasmodium sporozoite, the infectious stage of the malaria parasite, makes a remarkable journey in its mammalian host. Here we review our current knowledge of the molecular and cellular basis of this journey, which begins in the skin and ends in the hepatocyte.

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