Schistosome serine protease inhibitors: Parasite defense or homeostasis?

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 663-672

  Quezada, Landys A Lopez ^a   McKerrow, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome; Inhibitor; Protease; Schistosomiasis; Serpin

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 79959285394     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652011000200025     Document Type: Article

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