Effects of irradiation and tunicamycin on the surface glycoproteins Schistosoma mansoni

The cercarial glycocalyx and schistosomulum surface contains a number of glycoproteins which are expressed in very variable amounts within a parasite population. Tunicamycin inhibits glycoprotein synthesis of schistosomula if the parasites are incubated for 24hr with the drug (10µg ml[raised to the...

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Main Authors: J. R. Kusel, A. Wales, L. Vieira, K-Y Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1989-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761989000500020