Encyclopedia of Parasitology

2008 Edition
| Editors: Heinz Mehlhorn

Paraxial Rod

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48996-2_2327

The  flagella of most  Trypanosomatidae contain a similar-sized network of structural proteins along the  axoneme. This is used to stabilize the flagellum in viscous fluids such as blood or intestinal contents (  Flagella/Fig. 1E).

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