Intake of Erythrocytes Required for Reproductive Development of Female Schistosoma japonicum.

The reproductive development and maturation of female schistosomes are crucial since their released eggs are responsible for the host immunopathology and transmission of schistosomiasis. However, little is known about the nutrients required by female Schistosoma japonicum during its sexual maturatio...

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Main Authors: Jipeng Wang, Shuqi Wang, Xiufeng Liu, Bin Xu, Riyi Chai, Pan Zhou, Chuan Ju, Jun Sun, Paul J Brindley, Wei Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4433235?pdf=render