- Look up
tegument in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Tegument may
refer to:
Integumentary system, a
protective organ system forming the
outermost layer...
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Tegument /ˈtɛɡjʊmənt/ is a term in
helminthology for the
outer body
covering of
members of the
phylum Platyhelminthes. The name is
derived from a Latin...
- cell bodies, also
known as
tegumental cells,
these connect to the
outer cytoplasm via thin
cytoplasmic strands. The
tegumental cells contain the
usual cytoplasmic...
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bilayer called the envelope. The
envelope is
joined to the
capsid through a
tegument. This
complete particle is
known as the virion. HSV-1 and HSV-2 each contain...
- double-stranded DNA
genome into an
icosahedral nucleocapsid.
There is
tegument around.
Tegument contains filaments, each 7 nm wide. It is an
amorphous layer with...
- A
viral tegument or
tegument, more
commonly known as a
viral matrix, is a
cluster of
proteins that
lines the
space between the
envelope and nucleocapsid...
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their specialised neodermal cuticle, or
tegument,
through which gas
exchange also
takes place. The
tegument also
protects the
parasite from the host's...
- and is
derived from that of the host.
Below this
membrane envelope is a
tegument which surrounds an
icosahedral capsid,
composed of 162 capsomeres. The...
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consisting of
parasitic flatworms (known as flukes) with a
syncytial tegument and, usually, two suckers, one
ventral and one oral.
Adults commonly live...
- The fine
structure of the
tegument in
helminths is
essentially the same in both the
cestodes and trematodes. A
typical tegument is 7–16 μm thick, with distinct...
