The schistosome oesophageal gland: initiator of blood processing

Xiao-Hong Li; William de Castro-Borges; Sophie Parker-Manuel; Gillian M Vance; Ricardo Demarco; Leandro X Neves; Gareth J O Evans; R Alan Wilson

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002337

The schistosome oesophageal gland: initiator of blood processing

Xiao-Hong Li, William de Castro-Borges, Sophie Parker-Manuel, Gillian M Vance, Ricardo Demarco, Leandro X Neves, Gareth J O Evans, R Alan Wilson

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Abstract

Although the ultrastructure of the schistosome esophageal gland was described >35 years ago, its role in the processing of ingested blood has never been established. The current study was prompted by our identification of MEG-4.1 expression in the gland and the observation of erythrocyte uncoating in the posterior esophagus.

Original language	English
Article number	e2337
Pages (from-to)	1-15
Number of pages	15
Journal	PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
Volume	7
Issue number	7
Early online date	25 Jul 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002337
Publication status	Published - Jul 2013

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Keywords

Animal Structures
Animals
Blood
Computational Biology
Eating
Esophagus
Female
Gene Expression Profiling
Male
Mice
Microscopy, Electron
Microscopy, Video
Rabbits
Schistosoma

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