Hepatocyte invasion by Plasmodium sporozoites is mediated by invagination of the host plasma membrane to form a parasitophorous vacuole which surrounds the invading sporozoite, and within which the parasite will replicate. Our recent observations 1xMigration of Plasmodium sporozoites through cells before infection. Mota, M.M. et al. Science. 2001; 291: 141–144Crossref | PubMed | Scopus (275)See all References1 show that Plasmodium sporozoites have an alternative mechanism for entering cells. Sporozoites migrate through several cells in the host before stopping to replicate inside a hepatocyte 1xMigration of Plasmodium sporozoites through cells before infection. Mota, M.M. et al. Science. 2001; 291: 141–144Crossref | PubMed | Scopus (275)See all