"Apicomplexa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A phylum of unicellular parasitic EUKARYOTES characterized by the presence of complex apical organelles generally consisting of a conoid that aids in penetrating host cells, rhoptries that possibly secrete a proteolytic enzyme, and subpellicular microtubules that may be related to motility.
| Descriptor ID |
D016782
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.043.075
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| Concept/Terms |
Sporozoea- Sporozoea
- Sporozoeas
- Sporozoa
- Sporozoas
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Apicomplexa" by people in Profiles.
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Moulton J, Buscher G, Bovell D, Doxsey S. Blast transformation of adherent macrophages infected in vitro with sporozoites of Theileria parva. Am J Vet Res. 1984 Apr; 45(4):678-84.
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Fawcett DW, Doxsey S, Stagg DA, Young AS. The entry of sporozoites of Theileria parva into bovine lymphocytes in vitro. Electron microscopic observations. Eur J Cell Biol. 1982 Apr; 27(1):10-21.
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Fawcett DW, B?scher G, Doxsey S. Salivary gland of the tick vector of East Coast fever. III. The ultrastructure of sporogony in Theileria parva. Tissue Cell. 1982; 14(1):183-206.
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Fawcett DW, B?scher G, Doxsey S. Salivary gland of the tick vector of East Coast fever. IV. Cell type selectivity and host cell responses to Theileria parva. Tissue Cell. 1982; 14(2):397-414.