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Identification and functional characterisation of a Schistosoma japonicum insulin-like peptide

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that insulin receptors in schistosomes, triggered by host insulin, play an important role in parasite growth, development and fecundity by regulating glucose metabolism. However, limited information is available on the recently identified endogenous insulin-li...

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Autores principales: Du, Xiaofeng, McManus, Donald P., Cai, Pengfei, Hu, Wei, You, Hong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5391603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28407789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2095-7