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A Somatically Diversified Defense Factor, FREP3, Is a Determinant of Snail Resistance to Schistosome Infection

Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, owes its continued success to freshwater snails that support production of prolific numbers of human-infective cercariae. Encounters between schistosomes and snails do not always result in the snail becoming infected, in part because snails can mount im...

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Autores principales: Hanington, Patrick C., Forys, Michelle A., Loker, Eric S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3313920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22479663
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001591