Cargando…

The anterior esophageal region of Schistosoma japonicum is a secretory organ

BACKGROUND: The esophagus of blood-feeding schistosomes has been largely neglected although its posterior portion was designated as a gland decades ago. However, we recently showed it plays a pivotal role in blood processing. It is clearly demarcated into anterior and posterior compartments, both su...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Li, Xiao Hong, Stark, Meg, Vance, Gillian M, Cao, Jian Ping, Wilson, R Alan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4269844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25490864
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0565-8