Schematic model summarizing the structure of <i>Plasmodium chabaudi</i> infected red blood cell.

<p>(iRBC) Infected red blood cell; (I) Invaginations of the plasma membrane of the iRBC; (V) Vesicles distributed along the cytoplasm of the iRBC; (MS) Membranous structures enclosing the hemoglobin; (PVMp) Projections of the PVM; (P) Parasite; (HCT) Hemoglobin-containing tubules (only closed tubules are presented); (N) Nucleus.