Malaria parasites travel to cells in the liver, where they undergo a lethal transformation. The journey requires passage through several cells, leading to the controlled exocytosis of parasite ligands (pages 1318–1322).
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Preiser, P. Parasite packs a punch. Nat Med 8, 1198–1199 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1102-1198
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