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Descriptor English: Sporozoites
Descriptor Spanish: Esporozoítos
Descriptor esporozoítos
Scope note: Producto de la división meiótica de los zigotos de protozoos constituidos por células haploides. Estas células infectivas invaden al huésped y realizan una reproducción asexual para producir MEROZOÍTOS (u otras formas) y, finalmente, gametocitos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Esporozoítos
Descriptor French: Sporozoïtes
Entry term(s): Sporozoite
Tree number(s): A11.870.740.600.800
B05.500.675.800
B05.775.740.600.800
G07.345.500.550.500.675.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D034101
Scope note: The product of meiotic division of zygotes in parasitic protozoa comprising haploid cells. These infective cells invade the host and undergo asexual reproduction producing MEROZOITES (or other forms) and ultimately gametocytes.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 36570
Unique ID: D034101
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2017/02/24
Sporozoites - Preferred
Concept UI M0404683
Scope note The product of meiotic division of zygotes in parasitic protozoa comprising haploid cells. These infective cells invade the host and undergo asexual reproduction producing MEROZOITES (or other forms) and ultimately gametocytes.
Preferred term Sporozoites
Entry term(s) Sporozoite



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