CYTOCHEMISTRY OF MALARIA UNDER TREATMENT.

Abstract

The localization of acid phosphatase activity in the erythrocytic stages of Plasmodium gallinaceum and Plasmodium berghei was studied by electron microscope cytochemistry. Acid phosphatase activity was demonstrated in the food vacuoles and endoplasmic reticulum of both parasites. This study confirmed the food vacuoles as the site of digestion of host cell cytoplasm. Similarly the enzyme activity was seen in slit-like structures of the infected host cells. This may indicate the organelle originating from the endoplasmic reticulum of the host cells. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0711571

Entities

People

  • Masamichi Aikawa

Organizations

  • Case Western Reserve University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Animal Structures
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cells
  • Cells (Biology)
  • Cellular Structures
  • Cytochemistry
  • Cytoplasm
  • Cytoplasmic Structures
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Electrons
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum
  • Intracellular Space
  • Microscopes
  • Organelles

Readers

  • Cellular and Molecular Pathways of Apoptosis.
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Parasitology and Pharmacology of Malaria.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics