Axostyle
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
An article from the 1928-1936 Soviet Great Medical Encyclopedia describing the axostyle as a cytoplasmic skeletal formation in flagellates that provides a definite form.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
AXOSTYLE (from Greek axon - axis and Latin stilus) is a cytoplasmic skeletal formation that provides a definite shape (see Flagellates).
During encystment
the axostyle is partially resorbed,
while traces of it are
detected in the form of elongated rods or filaments.
in flagellates
such as Trichomonas hominis.
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“Axostyle.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/axostyle/