A novel target for chemotherapeutic intervention in the liver fluke, Fasciola hepaitca

Immunocytochemistry revealed that Fasciola hepatica cathepsin L (FheCL) is widely expressed in nerves and putative myocytons in adult worms. Significantly, some FheCL immunostaining co-localised with that for FMRFamide-like peptides (FLPs) which are known to modulate neuromuscular function in flatwo...

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Main Author: McGonigle, Louise Lorna
Published: Queen's University Belfast 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492023