NALT

Preferred term

rhoptry

Topic

A specialized, club-shaped secretory organelle found in the motile stages of some protozoan (apicomplexan) parasites. It is located near the apical end of the protozoans, and have an important role in host-cell invasion.

secretory granules

rhoptry organelle

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

72601

Spanish

roptría

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/263926

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Created 10/16/15, last modified 5/27/16