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Lesson 3 ─ Plasmodium vivax Gametocytes, Thin Film
The gametocyte is dense and compact, and the RBC membrane might not be visible. The chromatin stains red. There is no vacuole, but Schüffner’s stippling is abundant.
Plasmodium vivax gametocytes, thin blood film
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