Maurer's cleft

id: GO:0020036
name: Maurer's cleft
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A disk-like structure that appears at the periphery of a red blood cell infected by an apicomplexan parasite, characterized by a translucent lumen and an electron-dense coat of variable thickness; often appears to be tethered to the host cell membrane by fibrous connections with the erythrocyte cytoskeleton.

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