ventral disc lateral crest
Fibrillar repetitive structure surrounding the ventral disc edge in Giardia species (trophozoite stage). The composition of the lateral crest is not fully known yet. [ ]
Term info
ventral disc lateral crest
Due to the asymmetric nature of the Giardia trophozoite, this term is defined spatially as the trophozoite is viewed from the dorsal side, with the two nuclei dorsal to the ventral disc, and the ventral disc toward the anterior.
paola
2014-04-03T10:47:48Z
lateral crest
cellular_component
ventral disk lateral crest
GO:0097591