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The functional and immunological significance of some schistosome surface molecules
M D Wright1, K M Davern, G F Mitchell
1The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria 3050, Australia.
Parasitology Today (Personal Ed.)
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
The molecules discussed in this review include some of the leading vaccine candidates in schistosomiasis: the glutathione S-transferases, triose-phosphate isomerase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and the 23 and 25 kDa surface integral membrane proteins. Mark Wright, Kathy Davem and Graham Mitchell highlight the possible biological roles and immunological relevance of these molecules.
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