High density of 'spiky' excrescences covering the surface of an erythrocyte infected with Plasmodium malariae

Br J Haematol. 2010 Oct;151(1):1. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2010.08261.x. Epub 2010 Jul 30.

Authors

Ang Li¹, Bruce Russell, Laurent Renia, Usa Lek-Uthai, Francois Nosten, Chwee T Lim

Affiliation

¹ Nano Biomechanics Laboratory, Division of Bioengineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), A*STAR, Biopolis, Singapore.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Erythrocyte Membrane / pathology*
Erythrocytes / parasitology
Humans
Malaria / blood*
Microscopy, Atomic Force
Plasmodium malariae*