The lymphocytes are the “natural killer cells” of the body and act as an antibody against diseases entering the body.
In the case of malaria, sporozoites from the mosquito are injected into the body, the Kupfer cells of the liver along with lymphocyctes and other immune response systems, will attempt to destroy them.
A fraction of the sporozoites escape destruction however, and penetrate the hepatocytes where they take up residence.
The parasites within the hepatocytes transform into a new entity called schizonts.
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The lymphocytes are the “natural killer cells” of the body and act as an antibody against diseases entering the body.
In the case of malaria, sporozoites from the mosquito are injected into the body, the Kupfer cells of the liver along with lymphocyctes and other immune response systems, will attempt to destroy them.
A fraction of the sporozoites escape destruction however, and penetrate the hepatocytes where they take up residence.
The parasites within the hepatocytes transform into a new entity called schizonts.