TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.
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TWiP #5 - The nurse cell
Vincent and Dick discuss the nurse cell, a unique structure formed in the host muscle by Trichinella species.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:- Infective muscle larva (jpg)
- Schematic of a larva invading a muscle cell
- Nurse cell formation (scroll down the page)
- Dickson's gallery of Trichinella images
- Electron micrographs of stichocytes
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