Parasitic flatworms

Parasitic flatworms molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology and physiology / [electronic resource] : edited by Aaron G. Maule and Nikki J. Marks. - Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, c2006. - xx, 448 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The evolution of parasitism in flatworms / D.T.J. Littlewood -- Genomes and genomics of parasitic flatworms / D.A. Johnston -- Genetic discrimination of echinococcus species and strains / D.P. McManus -- Ribosomal DNA variation in parasitic flatworms / D. Blair -- Genetic studies on monogeneans with emphasis on Gyrodactylus / C.O. Cunningham and I. Matějusová -- The schistosome transcriptome / S. Verjovski-Almeida and R. DeMarco -- Transgenic flatworms / C.G. Grevelding -- Immunobiology of schistosomes / S.G. Forrester and E.J. Pearce -- Cestode infection : immunological considerations from host and tapeworm perspectives / D.M. McKay and R.A. Webb -- Signal transduction at the host-parasite interface / T.P. Yoshino, J.J. Vermeire and J.E. Humphries -- Parasite effects on the snail host transcriptome / M. Knight and N. Raghavan -- Developments in the chemotherapy of parasitic flatworms / G.C. Coles -- Drug resistance in schistosomes / T.A. Day and S. Botros -- Praziquantel : mechanism of action / R.M. Greenberg -- Cestode vaccine development / M.W. Lightowlers -- The development of a schistosome vaccine / R.A. Wilson and P.S. Coulson -- Flatworm parasite proteomics / R.M. Morphew, J. Barrett and P.M. Brophy -- Proteases in trematode biology / J.P. Dalton, C.R. Caffrey, M. Sajid, C. Stack, S. Donnelly, A. Loukas, T. Don, J. McKerrow, D.W. Halton and P.J. Brindley -- Signalling molecules and nerve-muscle function / A.G. Maule, N.J. Marks and T.A. Day -- Unusual aspects of metabolism in flatworm parasites / A.G.M. Tielens and J.J. van Hellemond -- Glycoconjugate structures / M. Wuhrer and R. Geyer -- Gene silencing in flatworms using RNA interference / P.J. Skelly.


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