Hepatocytes from bonet monkey (Macaca radiata) obtained by perfusion of a liver biopsy were infected in-vitro with Plasmodium cynomolgi bastianellii sporozoites raised in Anopheles stephensi. The development of exoerythrocytic (EE) stages was seen under phase contrast microscope and by Giemsa staining. Multinucleated EE-stages were seen in the cultured hepatocytes on day 7-8 post-sporozoite inoculation.
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