Neuronal signaling in schistosomes: Current status and prospects for postgenomics

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-22

  Ribeiro, Paula ^a   Geary, Timothy G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETIOLOGY; FLATWORM; GENOMICS; NEUROLOGY; SIGNALING; SURVIVAL;

DIGENEA (FLUKES); PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHISTOSOMA; TREMATODA;

EID: 74349106963     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-126     Document Type: Review

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