Second meiotic division of Plasmodium vivax.
During the formation of sporozoites, the nuclei formed after mitotic division in sporoblast enter sporozoite buds. The spindle appears in the nucleus of the sporozoite bud, while its nuclear membrane disappears. The spindle is an evidence of the second meiosis of the life cycle of plasmodium.
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Department of Parasitology, Bejing Medical University.
D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000469:parasitology; D008540:Meiosis; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure