Alterations in the expression level of a putative aspartic protease in the development of Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Acta Tropica

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 289-294

  Hwang, Kao Pin ^a   Chang, Shih Hsin ^a   Wang, Lian Chen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Aspartic protease; Developmental stages; Expressional level

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE;

ADULT; ENZYME; FLATWORM; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMOLOGY; NEMATODE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CATALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; LARVA; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID PROTEASES; BASE SEQUENCE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NECATOR AMERICANUS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; VERMES;

EID: 77649181630     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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