The FMRF-NH2 gated sodium channel of Biomphalaria glabrata: Localization and expression following infection by Schistosoma mansoni.

• Main Authors: Laura C Vicente-Rodríguez (Author), Amanda C Torres-Arroyo (Author), Anthony Hernández-Vázquez (Author), Mariela Rosa-Casillas (Author), Dina P Bracho-Rincón (Author), Paola Méndez de Jesús (Author), Martine L Behra (Author), Mohamed R Habib (Author), Xiao-Nong Zhou (Author), Joshua J C Rosenthal (Author), Mark W Miller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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The neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis impacts over 700 million people globally. Schistosoma mansoni, the trematode parasite that causes the most common type of schistosomiasis, requires planorbid pond snails of the genus Biomphalaria to support its larval development and transformation to t...