Schistosoma mansoni: Microarray analysis of gene expression induced by host sex

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 357-363

  Waisberg, M ^a,b   Lobo, F P ^a   Cerqueira, G C ^a,b   Passos, L K J ^c   Carvalho, O S ^c   El Sayed, N M ^b,d   Franco, G R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Host sex; Host parasite interaction; Microarray; Schistosoma mansoni; Trematode

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MALE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; MICE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, HELMINTH; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SEX FACTORS;

MUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 55049102263     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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