Schistosoma japonicum and S. mansoni cercariae: Different effects of protein in medium, of mechanical stress, and of an intact complement system on in vitro transformation to schistosomula

Parasitology Research

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 269-274

  Wang, Wenshi ^a   Kirschfink, Michael ^a   Ruppel, Andreas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Abt Tropenhygiene/Offentliches G   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C8; PROTEIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CERCARIA; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CULTURE MEDIUM; HEAT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SHEAR STRESS; SYRINGE; TAIL;

ANIMALS; COMPLEMENT C8; COMPLEMENT FACTOR B; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; PROTEINS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SERUM; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 33745753000     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0150-y     Document Type: Article

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