Molecular forms of tegumental and muscle acetylcholinesterases of Schistosoma

Parasitology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 199-204

  Camacho, M ^a   Alsford, S ^a   Agnew, A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; G2; Muscle; Phosphatidylinositol; S. haematobium; Tegument

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; WORM TEGUMENT;

EID: 0030032211     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000084766     Document Type: Article

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