Host specificity in blood feeding parasites: A defining contribution by haemoglobin-degrading enzymes?

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 785-790

  Brinkworth, Ross I ^a   Harrop, Stephen A ^a,b   Prociv, Paul ^a   Brindley, Paul J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathepsin D; Haematophagy; Hookworm; Host specificity; Protease

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; CATHEPSIN D; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; EVOLUTION; HOOKWORM; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SCHISTOSOMA;

EID: 0034193941     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00045-X     Document Type: Article

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