Intraerythrocytic parasites and red cell deformability: Plasmodium berghei and Babesia microti

• Published in: Blood cells Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 209
• Main Authors: Krogstad, D J, Sutera, S P, Boylan, C W, Gluzman, I Y, Qian, Z F, Rao, P R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 1991
• Subjects: Animals; Babesia - physiology; Cricetinae; Erythrocyte Deformability - physiology; Erythrocytes - parasitology; Mesocricetus; Mice; Plasmodium berghei - physiology

In the studies reported here, we examined the effects of two intraerythrocytic parasites (Plasmodium berghei and Babesia microti) on the deformability of their host red cells. Red cell deformability was assessed by three criteria: 1) the prevalence of tank-treading (the tank-tread-like movement of t...