Proteinases secreted by Fasciola hepatica degrade extracelullar matrix and basement membrane components

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-5

  Berasaín, Patricia ^a   Goñi, Fernando ^a,b,c   McGonigle, Sharon ^a,d   Dowd, Andrew ^a,d   Dalton, John P ^a,d   Frangione, Blas ^a,c   Carmona, Carlos ^a  

^a Universidad de la Republica Instituto de Higiene   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; ELASTIN; FIBRONECTIN; LAMININ;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME RELEASE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FIBRIN CLOT; INTESTINE WALL; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PROTEINASE INHIBITION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CATTLE; COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FIBRONECTINS; LAMININ;

FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0030900627     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284308     Document Type: Article

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