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megasome

Large, cysteine proteinase rich lysosomes, often found in the amastigote (an intracytoplasmic, nonflagellated form of the parasite) stage of… 
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2004
2004
Ultrastructural and cytochemical identification of megasome in Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi
The present work showed the presence of a megasome in Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi amastigotes. Transmission electron… 
2002
2002
Expression and processing of megasome cysteine proteinases during Leishmania amazonensis differentiation
Abstract. Amastigotes of Leishmania species belonging to the Leishmania mexicana complex exhibit large lysosomes, called… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The biosynthesis, processing, and immunolocalization of Leishmania pifanoi amastigote cysteine proteinases.
1994
1994
Proteinase activities during temperature-induced stage differentiation of species complexes of Leishmania.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Identification of two distinct cysteine proteinase genes of Leishmania pifanoi axenic amastigotes using the polymerase chain reaction.
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