Cathepsin B-like activity predominates over cathepsin L-like activity in adult Schistosoma mansoni and S. japonicum

Parasitology Research

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 632-635

  Caffrey, Conor R ^a   Ruppel, Andreas ^a  

^a Tropenhygiene   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; CATHEPSIN L; PROTEIN; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; CATHEPSIN B; CATHEPSINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; DIPEPTIDES; ENDOPEPTIDASES; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0030970603     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050310     Document Type: Article

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