rhoptry

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005513",
  "term": "rhoptry",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A specialized, club-shaped secretory organelle found in the motile stages of some protozoan (apicomplexan) parasites. It is located near the apical end of the protozoans, and have an important role in host-cell invasion.",
  "synonyms": [
    "rhoptry organelle"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "secretory granules",
    "cell adhesion",
    "rhoptry proteins",
    "merozoites",
    "parasitism",
    "host-parasite relationships"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "roptría"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/rhoptry/"
}