| antibodies, protozoan | Antibodies produced by human or animal cells following clinical or experimental exposure to parasitic protozoan antigens. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| antigens, protozoan | Any part or derivative of any protozoan that elicits immunity; malaria (plasmodium) and trypanosome antigens are presently the most frequently encountered. (12 Dec 1998) |
| genes, protozoan | The genetic material of protozoa. (12 Dec 1998) |
| genes, structural, protozoan | DNA sequences that code for RNA and for the proteins required for the enzymatic and structural function of protozoan cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| genome, protozoan | The complete gene complement contained in a set of chromosomes in a protozoan. (12 Dec 1998) |
| RNA, protozoan | Ribonucleic acid in protozoa having regulatory and catalytic roles as well as involvement in protein synthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| protozoan | 1. Any individual of the protozoa, protozoon. 2. Of or pertaining to the protozoa, protozoal. (18 Nov 1997) |
| protozoan cyst | Infectious form of many protozoan parasites such as Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Balantidium coli, etc., usually passed in the faeces and provided with a highly condensed cytoplasm and resistant cell wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| protozoan infections | Infections with unicellular organisms of the subkingdom protozoa. (12 Dec 1998) |
| protozoan infections, animal | Infections with unicellular organisms of the subkingdom protozoa. The infections may be experimental or veterinary. (12 Dec 1998) |
| protozoan proteins | Proteins found in any species of protozoan. (12 Dec 1998) |
| protozoan vaccines | Suspensions of attenuated or killed protozoa administered for the prevention or treatment of infectious protozoan disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| DNA, protozoan | Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of protozoa. (12 Dec 1998) |
| amoebic dysentery | <gastroenterology> Diarrhoea which results for ulcerative inflammation of the colon. This condition is caused by infection with Entamoeba histolytica, a similar appearance grossly to that of ulcerative colitis. See: amoebiasis. (05 Feb 1998) |
| bacillary dysentery | Infection with Shigella dysenteriae, S. Flexneri, or other organisms. Synonym: Japanese dysentery. (05 Mar 2000) |