This structure abbreviated as SERA is found adjacent to the surface of penetrated Plasmodium stages. It is involved in an alternative secretory pathway and is formed by the fusion of normal ER plus the membranes of rhoptries and micronemes.
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(2016). Second Endoplasmic Reticulum of Apicomplexa. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_2849
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