Podcasts Science This Week in Parasitism TWiP #4 - Trichinella life cycle

TWiP #4 - Trichinella life cycle

Published: Jan. 30, 2010, 5 p.m.

Vincent and Dick trace the life cycle of\xa0Trichinella spiralis in an infected host.

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Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

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  • Trichinella life cycle (jpg)
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  • Newborn larva entering muscle cell (jpg)
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  • Adult\xa0T. spiralis in columnar epithelial cell\xa0(jpg)
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  • Adult female T. spiralis (jpg)
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  • Infective first stage\xa0T. spiralis larva\xa0in Nurse cell in muscle tissue (jpg)
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  • Adult female\xa0T. spiralis with fully formed larvae in uterus (jpg)
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  • Adult male\xa0T. spiralis with claspers on tail (jpg)
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  • Clinical correlations in trichinosis (jpg)
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  • Letters read on TWiP #4
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