Microexon gene transcriptional profiles and evolution provide insights into blood processing by the Schistosoma japonicum esophagus.

Adult schistosomes have a well-developed alimentary tract comprising an oral sucker around the mouth, a short esophagus and a blind ending gut. The esophagus is not simply a muscular tube for conducting blood from the mouth to gut but is divided into compartments, surrounded by anterior and posterio...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Hong Li, Ricardo DeMarco, Leandro X Neves, Sally R James, Katherine Newling, Peter D Ashton, Jian-Ping Cao, R Alan Wilson, William Castro-Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5825161?pdf=render