A protease-based biosensor for the detection of schistosome cercariae

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Webb, A J ^a   Kelwick, R ^a   Doenhoff, M J ^b   Kylilis, N ^a   MacDonald, J T ^a   Wen, K Y ^a   McKeown, C ^a   Baldwin, G ^a   Ellis, T ^a   Jensen, K ^a   Freemont, P S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE; TEV PROTEASE;

ANIMAL; FREEZE DRYING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METABOLISM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FREEZE DRYING; LARVA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 84973161119     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep24725     Document Type: Article

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