Blepharoplast
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article from the 1928–1936 Soviet Great Medical Encyclopedia defines the blepharoplast as a term introduced by Webber in 1892 for the basal body giving rise to a flagellum or cilium. It discusses its application in botany, flagellates, and infusoria, noting its connection to the parabasal body in trypanosomes and its occasional identification with the centrosome or centriole.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BLEPHAROPLAST (from the Greek blepharis—eyelash, and plastos—formed), a term proposed by Webber (1892) to designate the basal body (see) from which a flagellum or cilium originates. The term is used mainly in botany, but also in relation to flagellates (see), and more rarely to infusoria (see). In trypanosomes (see) and related forms, the blepharoplast, in combination with the parabasal body, forms the so-called kinetoplast. In some cases, the blepharoplast is identified with the centrosome or centriole (see).
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“Blepharoplast.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/blepharoplast/