Expression of TGF-β-like molecules in the life cycle of Schistosoma japonicum

Parasitology Research

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 367-373

  Hirata, M ^a   Hirata, K ^b   Hara, T ^a   Kawabuchi, M ^b   Fukuma, T ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA ANTIBODY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EGG; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIFE CYCLE; MIGRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SKIN; SNAIL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; WORM; WORM TEGUMENT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMALIA; METAZOA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 17644390589     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1296-0     Document Type: Article

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