Structural organization of Trypanosoma cruzi

Since the initial description of Trypanosoma cruzi by Carlos Chagas in 1909, several research groups have used different microscopic techniques to obtain detailed information about the various developmental stages found in the life cycle of this intracellular parasite. This review describes the pres...

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Main Author: Wanderley de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2009-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000900014
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description Since the initial description of Trypanosoma cruzi by Carlos Chagas in 1909, several research groups have used different microscopic techniques to obtain detailed information about the various developmental stages found in the life cycle of this intracellular parasite. This review describes the present knowledge on the organization of the most important structures and organelles found in the protozoan, such as the cell surface, flagellum, cytoskeleton, kinetoplast-mitochondrion complex, glycosome, acidocalcisome, contractile vacuole, lipid inclusions, the secretory pathway, endocytic pathway and the nucleus.
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spelling doaj.art-d4d2ddfb01964b4f9982a4992d5bc4802023-09-03T07:27:13ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80602009-07-011048910010.1590/S0074-02762009000900014Structural organization of Trypanosoma cruziWanderley de SouzaSince the initial description of Trypanosoma cruzi by Carlos Chagas in 1909, several research groups have used different microscopic techniques to obtain detailed information about the various developmental stages found in the life cycle of this intracellular parasite. This review describes the present knowledge on the organization of the most important structures and organelles found in the protozoan, such as the cell surface, flagellum, cytoskeleton, kinetoplast-mitochondrion complex, glycosome, acidocalcisome, contractile vacuole, lipid inclusions, the secretory pathway, endocytic pathway and the nucleus.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000900014Trypanosoma cruziultrastructureelectron microscopy
spellingShingle Wanderley de Souza
Structural organization of Trypanosoma cruzi
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Trypanosoma cruzi
ultrastructure
electron microscopy
title Structural organization of Trypanosoma cruzi
title_full Structural organization of Trypanosoma cruzi
title_fullStr Structural organization of Trypanosoma cruzi
title_full_unstemmed Structural organization of Trypanosoma cruzi
title_short Structural organization of Trypanosoma cruzi
title_sort structural organization of trypanosoma cruzi
topic Trypanosoma cruzi
ultrastructure
electron microscopy
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