A family of diverse Kunitz inhibitors from Echinococcus granulosus potentially involved in host-parasite cross-talk.
The cestode Echinococcus granulosus, the agent of hydatidosis/echinococcosis, is remarkably well adapted to its definitive host. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the successful establishment of larval worms (protoscoleces) in the dog duodenum are unknown. With the aim of identifying mole...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-09-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2740865?pdf=render |