"Apicoplasts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Non-photosynthetic plastids derived from RED ALGAE endosymbionts. They are found in species of the phylum APICOMPLEXA including PLASMODIUM MALARAIAE.
| Descriptor ID |
D063546
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.430.214.190.875.700.069
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| Concept/Terms |
Apicoplasts- Apicoplasts
- Apicoplast
- Apicomplexan Plastids
- Apicomplexan Plastid
- Plastid, Apicomplexan
- Plastids, Apicomplexan
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| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Apicoplasts" by people in Profiles.
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The Toxoplasma monocarboxylate transporters are involved in the metabolism within the apicoplast and are linked to parasite survival. Elife. 2024 Mar 19; 12.