<i>P. falciparum</i> Liver Stage (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Oregon Health & Science University

<i>P. falciparum</i> Liver Stage (1 of 2)

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This image shows a maturing Plasmodium falciparum liver stage parasite in the liver of the human liver-chimeric FRGTM KO. Membranes of the developing merozoites are shown in red, DNA in blue, and the human hepatocytes within the liver-chimeric FRGTM KO mouse are shown in green.

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Seattle Biomedical Research Institute

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