Fasciola gigantica: Histology of the digestive tract and the expression of cathepsin L

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 371-379

  Meemon, Krai ^a   Khawsuk, Witoon ^b   Sriburee, Sompong ^c   Meepool, Ardool ^b   Sethadavit, Manussabhorn ^a   Sansri, Veerawat ^a   Wanichanon, Chaitip ^a   Sobhon, Prasert ^a  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cathepsin L; Digestive tract; Expression; Fasciola gigantica; Histology; Immunofluorescence; Immunogold; In situ hybridization; Trematode

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN L;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BUCCAL TUBE; CECUM; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESOPHAGUS; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; GLYCOCALYX; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORAL SUCKER; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SYNCYTIUM; WORM TEGUMENT;

ANIMALS; CATHEPSIN L; CATTLE; FASCIOLA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; RNA, MESSENGER;

FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; TREMATODA;

EID: 77953027135     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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