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Fig. 6 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 6

From: Germacranolide-type sesquiterpene lactones from Smallanthus sonchifolius with promising activity against Leishmania mexicana and Trypanosoma cruzi

Fig. 6

Ultrastructural effects of the STLs on L. mexicana promastigotes. Parasites were incubated with medium alone (a) as negative control or 0.5 μg/ml of either enhydrin (b), polymatin B (c) or uvedalin (d). Magnification: 3200× (b-d); 3600× (a). Scale-bar: 1 μm. Abbreviations: N nucleus, Mc mitochondria, F flagellum, V vacuoles, GI glycosomes, mL multilamellar structure; **, destroyed parasite

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