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Listen "TWiP #4 - Trichinella life cycle"
Episode Synopsis
Vincent and Dick trace the life cycle of Trichinella spiralis in an infected host.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
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Trichinella life cycle (jpg)
Newborn larva entering muscle cell (jpg)
Adult T. spiralis in columnar epithelial cell (jpg)
Adult female T. spiralis (jpg)
Infective first stage T. spiralis larva in Nurse cell in muscle tissue (jpg)
Adult female T. spiralis with fully formed larvae in uterus (jpg)
Adult male T. spiralis with claspers on tail (jpg)
Clinical correlations in trichinosis (jpg)
Letters read on TWiP #4
Weekly Science Picks
Dickson David Scharf's pictures of microbial lifeVincent The Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
Trichinella life cycle (jpg)
Newborn larva entering muscle cell (jpg)
Adult T. spiralis in columnar epithelial cell (jpg)
Adult female T. spiralis (jpg)
Infective first stage T. spiralis larva in Nurse cell in muscle tissue (jpg)
Adult female T. spiralis with fully formed larvae in uterus (jpg)
Adult male T. spiralis with claspers on tail (jpg)
Clinical correlations in trichinosis (jpg)
Letters read on TWiP #4
Weekly Science Picks
Dickson David Scharf's pictures of microbial lifeVincent The Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau
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