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The homeobox-containing gene EgHbx3 from Echinococcus granulosus is expressed in the stalk of protoscoleces
C Martínez1, C Chalar, J González
1Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay. clau@genetica.edu.uy
International Journal for Parasitology
|January 9, 1998
Abstract:
The homeobox-containing gene EgHbx3 from Echinococcus granulosus is expressed in the stalk of protoscoleces. The expression of the homeobox-containing gene EgHbx3 from E. granulosus was studied in protoscoleces by in situ hybridisation techniques. A method for performing in situ hybridisations on whole mounted hydatic material is described. Our results show a clear positive signal at the protoscolex stalk, when using the antisense EgHbx3 probe. This signal is particularly strong in the proximal end of the stalk (with respect to the protoscolex).