Genomics of parasitic flatworms

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-158

  McManus, Donald P ^a   Le, Thanh Hoa ^a   Blair, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene discovery; Mitochondrial genome; Nuclear genome; Parasitic flatworms; Schistosoma japonicum; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

FLATWORM; GENOME; PARASITE; VACCINATION;

CELL MATURATION; DRUG TARGETING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMICS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLATYHELMINTH; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 1242316944     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2003.11.003     Document Type: Review

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