Figure 82-5. Transmission electron micrograph showing flagellates of T cruzi attached by hemidesmosomes to the epithelium of the rectal gland of Triatoma dimidiata.

Figure 82-5Transmission electron micrograph showing flagellates of T cruzi attached by hemidesmosomes to the epithelium of the rectal gland of Triatoma dimidiata

[From Zeledón R: Life cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi in the insect vector. In Brenner RR, Stoka AM (eds): Chagas’ Disease Vectors. Vol. 2 Anatomic and Physiological Aspects. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 1987, with permission.]

From: Chapter 82, Hemoflagellates

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