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The fine structure of cysts ofSarcocystis moulei from goats

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Abbreviations

A :

amylopectin granule

C :

conoid

CH :

chamber-like hollow

D :

dense bodies

DE :

degenerating stage

DG :

dense granules of ground substance

F :

filaments

GS :

ground substance

HC :

host cell (degenerating)

IN :

invagination of micropore

L :

lipid

ME :

cyst merozoites (bradyzoites)

MN :

micronemes

MP :

micropore

N :

nucleus

PC :

primary cyst wall

PE :

pellicle

PT :

cauliflower-like protrusions of PC

R :

rhoptries

SE :

septum of ground substance

ST :

subpellicular microtubules

SW :

secondary cyst wall

UN :

unthickened places of PC

V :

vacuolization

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  1. Department of Zoology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

    Fathy A. Ghaffar

  2. Institut für Parasitologie und Tropenveterinärmedizin, Königsweg 65, D-1000, Berlin 37, Federal Republic of Germany

    A. O. Heydorn

  3. Lehrstuhl für Spezielle Zoologic und Parasitologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-4630, Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany

    H. Mehlhorn

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Ghaffar, F.A., Heydorn, A.O. & Mehlhorn, H. The fine structure of cysts ofSarcocystis moulei from goats. Parasitol Res 75, 416–418 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931140

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