Excystment of Paragonimus westermani Metacercariae by Endogenous Cysteine Protease
Excystment of Paragonimus westermani Metacercariae by Endogenous Cysteine Protease
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United States: American Society of Parasitologists
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United States: American Society of Parasitologists
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To infect definitive or paratenic hosts, metacercariae of Paragonimus westermani should excyst in the host intestine. Optimum conditions for the excystment have been known to be pH 8-9 and a temperature of 40 C. Under these conditions, excystment of P. westermani metacercariae was accelerated in the presence of 1 mM dithiothreitol (DTT). The DTT ac...
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Excystment of Paragonimus westermani Metacercariae by Endogenous Cysteine Protease
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_77209791
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_77209791
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0022-3395
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1937-2345
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10.2307/3283911
