Schistosoma mansoni proteases Sm31 (cathepsin B) and Sm32 (legumain) are expressed in the cecum and protonephridia of cercariae

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1218-1221

  Skelly, P J ^a   Shoemaker, C B ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; LEGUMAIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

PARASITE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CECUM; CERCARIA; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALIA; CESTODA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034783828     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[1218:smpscb]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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