"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,
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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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Taylor DW, Evans CB, Aley SB, Barta JR, Danforth HD. Identification of an apically-located antigen that is conserved in sporozoan parasites. J Protozool. 1990 Nov-Dec; 37(6):540-5.