The cell surface of Trypanosoma musculi bloodstream forms. I. Fine structure and cytochemistry.
An extracellular surface coat was observed at the fine-structural level on the outer lamina of the pellicular and flagellar membranes of intact Trypanosoma musculi bloodstream forms. The surface coat had a mean width of 9.2 nm, and was composed of a somewhat electron dense, uneven, fibrillar-like matrix. Brief trypsin treatment of living blood forms completely removed the cell surface coat.
D000371:Agglutination / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000469:parasitology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005293:Ferritins / Q000494:pharmacology; D005407:Flagella / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000494:pharmacology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D051379:Mice; D012430:Ruthenium Red / Q000494:pharmacology; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*
D012430:Ruthenium Red; D005293:Ferritins; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases