Ball S J, Pittilo R M, Joyner L P, Norton C C
Parasitology. 1981 Feb;82(1):131-5. doi: 10.1017/s0031182000041937.
The structure and development of microgametocytes pf Eimeria maxima from chicks killed during the 6th day of infection were examined using transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Initially, nucleoli disappear and the surface of the microgametocyte invaginates. This is followed by a condensation of the chromatin which then lies at the periphery of the nuclei. Concurrent with this, the flagella are formed and they project into the parasitophorous vacuole and internal invaginations. Eventually, the nuclei become more dense and are seen to protrude from the periphery of the gametocyte. The surface view of mature microgametocytes consists of a large number of closely packed flagella.
利用透射电子显微镜和扫描电子显微镜，对感染后第6天处死的雏鸡体内巨型艾美耳球虫小配子体的结构和发育进行了研究。最初，核仁消失，小配子体表面内陷。随后染色质浓缩，位于核的周边。与此同时，鞭毛形成并伸入寄生泡和内部内陷处。最终，核变得更加致密，从小配子体周边突出。成熟小配子体的表面观由大量紧密排列的鞭毛组成。
