Female-specific gene expression in Schistosoma mansoni is regulated by pairing

Parasitology

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 635-640

  Grevelding, C G ^a   Sommer, G ^a   Kunz, W ^a,b  

^a Genetic Parasitology   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Genetik   (Germany)

Author keywords

De novo RNA synthesis; Female maturation; Female specific gene expression; In vitro culture; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MATING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HELMINTH; MALE; RNA, HELMINTH; RNA, MESSENGER; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

INVERTEBRATA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 0031416246     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182097001728     Document Type: Article

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