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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 2 Plasmodium falciparum Gametocytes, Thin Film

Thin film Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes

The structure at the bottom has not been   identified clearly. It could be an exflagellating microgametocyte, because the microgametocyte (male) undergoes nuclear division and fertilizes the macrogametocyte. The process is called exflagellation. Exflagellation produces structures that are composed of a nucleus, a very small mass of cytoplasm and a flagellum.  

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