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From: Mortality and pathology in birds due to Plasmodium (Giovannolaia) homocircumflexum infection, with emphasis on the exoerythrocytic development of avian malaria parasites

Fig. 2

Phanerozoites of Plasmodium (Giovannolaia) homocircumflexum (cytochrome b lineage pCOLL4) in histological sections of brain (a–c), lungs (d–f), liver (g–i), spleen (j–l) of experimentally infected Eurasian siskin Carduelis spinus (a, d, g, j), common crossbill Loxia curvirostra (b, e, h, k) and common starling Sturnus vulgaris (c, f, i, l). Short arrows: phanerozoites, long arrows: merozoites, simple arrowheads: red blood cells in brain capillaries. Haematoxylin-eosin stained preparations. Scale bar 20 μm

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Malaria Journal

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