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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > physiology > growth and development > developmental stages > trophozoites
Preferred Term:

trophozoites

Definition:
Cells or feeding stage in the life cycle of sporozoan protozoa. In the malarial parasite, the trophozoite develops from the merozoite and then splits into the schizont. Trophozoites that are left over from cell division can go on to form gametocytes.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
developmental stages
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/32916
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