The single flagellum of Leishmania has a fixed polarisation of its asymmetric beat
Eukaryotic flagella undertake different beat types as necessary for different functions; for example, the Leishmania parasite flagellum undergoes a symmetric tip-to-base beat for forward swimming and an asymmetric base-to-tip beat to rotate the cell. In multi-ciliated tissues or organisms, the asymm...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2020
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