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Review Article
Elucidating the Role of Extracellular Vesicles Released by Toxoplasma gondii: A Review
Author(s): Carlos J. Ramírez-Flores and Ricardo Mondragón-Flores*
Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most successful pathogens worldwide. Its high secretory capability is related to its
dynamics for motility, invasion and tissue dissemination within the infected host. Toxoplasma is a highly secretory
parasite of proteins released from secretory organelles such as micronemes, rhoptries and dense granules, but it also
secretes/excretes a huge variety of extracellular vesicles with unknown role. Herein, it is discussed some characteristics
of the extracellular vesicles released by Toxoplasma, such as their different sizes, different identification names, and
their possible biological functions .. View more»