merosome


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merosome

(ˈmɛrəˌsəʊm)
n
(Zoology) an obsolete word for metamere
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Vesicles containing mature merozoites, merosomes, are released into the peripheral blood circulation and ruptured in the lungs to release thousands of merozoites into the blood circulation.
Interferons and interferon regulatory factors in malaria
Finally, merozoites exit the hepatocyte in the form of merosomes [4].
To avoid host cell defense mechanisms, merozoites bud from detached hepatocytes in merosomes [4, 47], which are covered with host cell-derived membranes [48].
Immune evasion strategies of pre-erythrocytic malaria parasites
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