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- noun biology A stage in
unicellular life-cycle, typicallytrypanosomes , where theflagellum is anterior of the nucleus, and attached the cell body by a short membrane.
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T. cruzi epimastigote fluorescein-labeled antibody (green) from Chagas patient serum
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mariana M. Hecht et al. 2010
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