Schistosomes Enhance Plasminogen Activation: The Role of Tegumental Enolase

Schistosoma mansoni is a blood fluke parasite that causes schistosomiasis, a debilitating disease of global public health importance. These relatively large parasites are able to survive prolonged periods in the human vasculature without inducing stable blood clots around them. We show here that th...

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Main Authors: Figueiredo, Barbara C., Da'dara, Akram A., Oliveira, Sergio C., Skelly, Patrick J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4676649/