Abstract
Studies of erythroeytic indices and osmotic response revealed the presence of 2 abnormal populations of cells in hamsters infected with Plasmodium bergkei. One population consisted of mature nonpar asitized cells which became abnormally small and spherocytic with a diminished cellular surface area. This cell shrinkage could result from the hypersplenism of malaria or possibly from immunologic membrane damage. The other population was composed of parasitized re-ticulocytes which exhibited an increased rate of swelling in hypotonic saline, indicating impairment of the normal restricted cation permeability.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1086-1090 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine |
| Volume | 124 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Apr 1967 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)