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Concept information

Término preferido

rhoptry

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information A specialized, club-shaped secretory organelle found in the motile stages of some protozoan (apicomplexan) parasites. It is located near the apical end of the protozoans, and have an important role in host-cell invasion.

Concepto genérico

Sinónimos

  • rhoptry organelle

En otras lenguas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/263926

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