In asexual apicomplexan motile stages (e.g., merozoites, sporozoites, tachyzoites, bradyzoites) various apical organelles secrete proteins (Dense Bodies, Dense Granule Protein, Rhoptries, Micronemes), which are discharged, and reach the surface of the stages (Apicomplexa/Host Cell Invasion).
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(2016). Secretory Proteins. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_2853
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