Insights into the functional biology of schistosomes.

Abstract:

:The need to discover new treatments for human schistosomiasis has been an important driver for molecular research on schistosomes, a major breakthrough being the publication of the Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum genomes in 2009. This 'Primer' considers recent advances in the understanding of schistosome biology by providing a snapshot of selected areas of contemporary functional schistosome research, including that on the genome, the tegument, cell signalling and developmental biology, offering biologists a valuable insight into the life of these fascinating parasites at the basic and molecular level.

journal_name

Parasit Vectors

journal_title

Parasites & vectors

authors

Walker AJ

doi

10.1186/1756-3305-4-203

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-10-20 00:00:00

pages

203

issn

1756-3305

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1756-3305-4-203

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4

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