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A developmental stage in trypanosomes. The undulating membrane is shortened and the flagellar pocket and the kinetoplast are anterior to the nucleus; in the previous stage they are near the tail and behind the nucleus. This stage occurs in the insect host.
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A developmental stage in trypanosomes. The undulating membrane is shortened and the flagellar pocket and the kinetoplast are found anterior and adjacent to the nucleus. The flagellum emerges in the middle of the cell. Epimastigote is found in the intestinal tract of the insect host.
  
 
This morphological form is found in ''[[Trypanosoma brucei]]'' and ''[[Trypanosoma cruzi]]''.  It is the main experimental stage in ''T. cruzi''.
 
This morphological form is found in ''[[Trypanosoma brucei]]'' and ''[[Trypanosoma cruzi]]''.  It is the main experimental stage in ''T. cruzi''.

Revision as of 15:51, 7 July 2009

A developmental stage in trypanosomes. The undulating membrane is shortened and the flagellar pocket and the kinetoplast are found anterior and adjacent to the nucleus. The flagellum emerges in the middle of the cell. Epimastigote is found in the intestinal tract of the insect host.

This morphological form is found in Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma cruzi. It is the main experimental stage in T. cruzi.


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