Mobilization of intracellular calcium stimulates microneme discharge in Toxoplasma gondii
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- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 31 (2) , 421-428
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01174.x
Abstract
Apicomplexan parasites, including Toxoplasma gondii, apically attach to their host cells before invasion. Recent studies have implicated the contents of micronemes, which are small secretory organell...Keywords
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