Identification and characterization of cuticular collagens in the human filarial parasite Onchocerca volvulus
Cuticular collagen is a major structural protein of nematode cuticles encoded by a large multigene family. The cuticle of nematode parasites provides a barrier between the worm and its hosts. This study is focused on the collagen genes expressed in the third larval (L3) and the molting third larval...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2003
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3096294 |