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The Schistosome Oesophageal Gland: Initiator of Blood Processing

BACKGROUND: Although the ultrastructure of the schistosome esophageal gland was described >35 years ago, its role in the processing of ingested blood has never been established. The current study was prompted by our identification of MEG-4.1 expression in the gland and the observation of erythroc...

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Autores principales: Li, Xiao-Hong, de Castro-Borges, William, Parker-Manuel, Sophie, Vance, Gillian M., DeMarco, Ricardo, Neves, Leandro X., Evans, Gareth J. O., Wilson, R. Alan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3723592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936568
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002337