microgametocyte

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microgametocyte

(ˌmaɪkrəʊɡəˈmiːtəʊˌsaɪt)
n
(Microbiology) a gametocyte that produces microgametes
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falciparum thick smears containing 5620 gametocytes were screened for measuring the gametocyte density for microgametocyte (male) and macrogametocyte (female).
Immature developmental stages including small microgametocytes of varied shapes within epithelial cells of the ducts (Figure 4(c)) and round macrogametocytes filled with uniform bluish-pink cytoplasmic granules (Figure 4(b)) were present in impression smears from 2B, 3C, and 6F treatment groups.
Renal collecting duct epithelial cells contained intracytoplasmic microgametocytes, macrogametocytes, and sporulating and sporulated oocysts.
The red chromatin and pigment is more coarse and concentrated in the macrogametocytes than the microgametocytes. (B) Gametocyte of P.
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