TY - BOOK ID - 8583092 TI - Structures and organelles in pathogenic protists PY - 2010 SN - 3642128629 9786612979750 3642128637 1282979752 PB - Berlin ; Heidelberg : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Cell organelles. KW - Protista. KW - Protozoa, Pathogenic KW - Protista KW - Protozoa KW - Cytology KW - Cytoskeleton KW - Parasites KW - Cell organelles KW - Proteins KW - Cytoplasmic Structures KW - Organisms KW - Cytoplasm KW - Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins KW - Protozoan Proteins KW - Organelles KW - Eukaryota KW - Intracellular Space KW - Chemicals and Drugs KW - Cellular Structures KW - Cells KW - Anatomy KW - Biology KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Microbiology & Immunology KW - Protozoa, Pathogenic. KW - Protists KW - Pathogenic protozoa KW - Life sciences. KW - Microbiology. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Unicellular organisms KW - Eukaryotic cells KW - Pathogenic microorganisms KW - Medical protozoology KW - Microbial biology KW - Microorganisms UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8583092 AB - Parasitic protozoa, including some which are agents of human and veterinary diseases, display special cytoplasmic structures and organelles. Metabolic pathways have been discovered in these organelles which open up new possibilities for drug targets. This work presents reviews dealing with cytoskeletal structures such as the mastigont system found in trichomonads, the sub-pellicular microtubules in trypanosomatids and the paraflagellar rod. Further chapters cover structures involved in the synthesis, secretion and uptake of molecules, including the flagellar pocket of trypanosomatids, the reservosome of Trypanosoma and the megasome found in Leishmania, the traffic of vesicles in Entamoeba histolytica, secretory organelles and the secretory events of intestinal parasites during encystation. Reviews on special organelles, such as the kinetoplast-mitochondrion complex, the apicoplast found in Apicomplexa, the glycosomes in Kinetoplastida and the acidocalcisomes found in several protozoa complete the volume. ER -