Table 3 Measurement of proboscis epimastigotes

Cell length

23.0 ± 1.4 a

23.4 ± 1.1 a

29.0 ± 1.5 ab

30.8 ± 1.0 b

0.002

Cell width

2.2 ± 0.1 a

2.2 ± 0.1 a

2.1 ± 0.6 a

2.1 ± 0.1 a

0.709

Kinetoplast to posterior

6.8 ± 0.7 a

8.6 ± 0.6 a

14.4 ± 1.2 b

17.5 ± 0.8 b

0.001

Nucleus to posterior

6.6 ± 0.7 a

7.4 ± 0.5 a

12.0 ± 1.2 b

14.0 ± 0.8 b

0.001

Nucleus length

2.9 ± 0.2 a

2.7 ± 0.1 a

2.8 ± 0.1 a

2.9 ± 0.1 a

0.609

Nucleus width

1.2 ± 0.1 a

1.2 ± 0.1 a

1.3 ± 0.1 a

1.2 ± 0.1 a

0.393

Nucleus to anterior

16.4 ± 1.3 a

16.0 ± 0.9 a

16.9 ± 0.6 a

16.9 ± 0.4 a

0.745

Kinetoplast to anterior

16.3 ± 1.2 a

14.8 ± 0.9 a

14.6 ± 0.6 a

13.3 ± 0.4 a

0.048

N

11

28

60

79