Vincent and Dick discuss the nurse cell, a unique structure formed in the host muscle by Trichinella species.

Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Links for this episode:

• Infective muscle larva (jpg)
• Schematic of a larva invading a muscle cell
• Nurse cell formation (scroll down the page)
• Dickson's gallery of Trichinella images
• Electron micrographs of stichocytes

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