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Title Parasitic flatworms : molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology and physiology / edited by Aaron G. Maule and Nikki J. Marks
Published Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 448 pages) : illustrations
Contents 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
Summary This book examines recent research into the molecular biology, genomics and transcriptomics of, and novel control strategies for, flatworm parasites. These include Cestodes (tapeworms) and Trematodes (flukes, schistosomes etc), which are the cause of a number of diseases of medical and veterinary importance
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Platyhelminthes.
Helminthiasis.
Parasitic diseases.
Diseases.
Tapeworm infections.
Platyhelminths
Helminthiasis
Helminths
Parasitic Diseases
Invertebrates
Animals
Disease
Eukaryota
Organisms
Cestode Infections
Platyhelminthes (phylum)
illness.
disease.
MEDICAL -- Parasitology.
Platyhelminthes.
Biochemistry.
Disease control.
Genetics.
Host parasite relationships.
Immunology.
Metabolism.
Molecular biology.
Parasites.
Phylogeny.
Physiology.
Transcriptomes.
Tapeworm infections
Parasitic diseases
Helminthiasis
Diseases
Platyhelminthes
Form Electronic book
Author Maule, Aaron G
Marks, Nikki J
LC no. 2005016094
ISBN 1845930398
9781845930394
1280735503
9781280735509
9786610735501
6610735506