After inoculation into a human by a female anopheline mosquito, sporozoites invade hepatocytes in the host liver and multiply there for 5–12 days, forming hepatic schizonts. These then burst, liberating
What is the schizont stage?
schizont. / (ˈskɪtsɒnt) / noun. a cell formed from a trophozoite during the asexual stage of the life cycle of sporozoan protozoans, such as the malaria parasite.
What does a schizont contain?
Schizonts contain 8 to 12 merozoites, which on host cell rupture or pass by the circulatory system to the proximal tubule epithelium, where second generation schizogony occurs.
