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Micronemes are
secretory organelles,
possessed by
parasitic apicomplexans.
Micronemes are
located on the
apical third of the
protozoan body. They are...
- cytoplasm-filled
plasma membrane within the host cell. The
rhoptry and the
microneme,
special secretory organelles found in
apicomplexan parasites, play a...
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structure of a typical,
generalised apicomplexan: 1-polar ring, 2-conoid, 3-
micronemes, 4-rhoptries, 5-nucleus, 6-nucleolus, 7-mitochondria, 8-posterior ring...
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necks to the
extreme apical pole of the parasite.
These organelles, like
micronemes, are
characteristic of the
motile stages of
Apicomplexa protozoans. They...
- more
polar rings.
Additional slender electron-dense
secretory bodies (
micronemes)
surrounded by one or two
polar rings may also be present. This structure...
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essential for
infection and
locomotion of the
invasive apicomplexan parasite.
Micronemes are
secretory organelles on the
apical surface of the
apicomplexans used...
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secretory proteins (including
sporozoite microneme protein essential for cell
traversal 1, SPECT1 and SPECT2) from
microneme allow the
sporozoite to move through...
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Alveoli Trichocyst Dinoflagellates:
Dinokaryon Dinocyst Theca Ciliates:
Cilium Cirrus Macronucleus Micronucleus Apicomplexans:
Rhoptry Apicoplast Microneme...
- once inside.
Adjacent to the
rhoptries are
smaller structures termed micronemes that
contain parasite proteins required for
motility as well as recognizing...
- cell and entry,: 582, Figure 1 and most
microneme: 519 -produced
adhesins are
released from the
microneme by rhomboids.: 581
Rhomboids have also been...
