Structures and Organelles in Pathogenic Protists

By W De Souza

The Mastigont System in Trichomonads.- Subpellicular Microtubules in Apicomplexa and Trypanosomatids.- Flagellum Structure and Function in Trypanosomes.- The Flagellar Pocket of Trypanosomatids: A Critical Feature for Cell Morphogenesis and Pathogenicity.- Reservosomes of Trypanosoma cruzi.- Megasomes in Leishmania.- Organelles and Trafficking in Entamoeba histolytica.- Secretory Organelles in Apicomplexa.- Secretory Events During Giardia Encystation.- The Remarkable Mitochondrion of Trypanosomes and Related Flagellates.- The Apicoplast: An Ancient Algal Endosymbiont of Apicomplexa.- The Glycosome of Trypanosomatids.- Calcium Homeostasis and Acidocalcisomes in Trypanosoma cruzi.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642264964
• ISBN13: 9783642264962
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"