Figure 3From: A fast, non-invasive, quantitative staining protocol provides insights in Plasmodium falciparum gamete egress and in the role of osmiophilic bodiesRed blood cell membrane disruption in gametes egress. A) Gamete egress observed on live (left and central panels, WGA-Alexa488 staining) and fixed (right panel, WGA-Texas Red staining) parasites. B) Two gametes within the same red blood cell. The host cell shows in one case an intact membrane (left panel) and a single opening at the start of gamete egress (right panel). Scale bars: 5 μm. BF: bright field. WGA: wheat germ agglutinin.Back to article page