Agamogony
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Agamogony refers to the process of asexual reproduction by division or budding in protozoa. It describes the entire reproductive cycle of the malaria parasite in the human body, excluding the formation of sexual stages called gametocytes.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Agamogony (from Greek a- negative particle, gamos-marriage and gone-generation), a term defining the process of asexual reproduction by division or budding in protozoa. A., for example, is the entire process of reproduction of the malaria plasmodium in the human body with the exception of the formation of sexual stages, gametocytes (see). Agametes (syn. merozoites), a term for defining the initial stages of asexual reproduction in the developmental cycle of protozoa. A. occurs by division of agamonts (syn. schizonts), and in their further development they grow and again transform into agamonts, or they enter the path of preparation for the sexual cycle and transform into gametocytes.
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“Agamogony.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/agamogony/