The molecular biology of schistosomes

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 533-536

  Brindley, Paul J ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA VACCINE; GST28 PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 12; PARAMYOSIN; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA VACCINE; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DNA LIBRARY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA INTERCALATUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; GENOME, HELMINTH; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA INTERCALATUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 26844486221     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2005.08.015     Document Type: Review

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