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merozoite dense granule

Known as: dense body, dense granule 
Electron-dense organelle with a granular internal matrix found throughout the merozoite life cycle stage of apicomplexan parasites; contains proteins… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Evaluation of protective effect of recombinant dense granule antigens GRA2 and GRA6 formulated in monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL) adjuvant against Toxoplasma chronic infection in mice.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Organellar proteomics of human platelet dense granules reveals that 14-3-3zeta is a granule protein related to atherosclerosis.
Dense granules, a type of platelet secretory organelle, are known to accumulate high concentrations of small molecules such as… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Identification and molecular characterization of GRA8, a novel, proline-rich, dense granule protein of Toxoplasma gondii.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Recombinant human megakaryocyte growth and development factor (rhumgdf), a ligand for c‐mpl, produces functional human platelets in vitro
Platelet formation, occurring from bone marrow or lung megakaryocytes, has been difficult to study mechanistically. Recombinant… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
A soluble secretory protein of the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii associates with the parasitophorous vacuole membrane through hydrophobic interactions.
The obligate intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii resides within a specialized, nonfusogenic vacuole termed the… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Molecular structure of a Toxoplasma gondii dense granule antigen (GRA 5) associated with the parasitophorous vacuole membrane.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Characterization of the protein contents of rhoptries and dense granules of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites by subcellular fractionation and monoclonal antibodies.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
A noncytotoxic mast cell tumor line exhibits potent IgE-dependent cytotoxicity after transfection with the cytolysin/perforin gene
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Differential targeting of dense granule proteins in the parasitophorous vacuole of Toxoplasma gondii
The biosynthesis and fate of 4 different dense granule proteins of Toxoplasma gondii were studied with 3 monoclonal antibodies… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
ULTRASTRUCTURAL LOCALIZATION OF CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN IN HUMAN TERM PLACENTA
Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) was localized in human placenta at the ultrastructural level by an immunocytochemical method… 
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