The Schistosome Esophagus Is a 'Hotspot' for Microexon and Lysosomal Hydrolase Gene Expression: Implications for Blood Processing.

• Main Authors: R Alan Wilson (Author), Xiao Hong Li (Author), Sandy MacDonald (Author), Leandro Xavier Neves (Author), Juliana Vitoriano-Souza (Author), Luciana C C Leite (Author), Leonardo P Farias (Author), Sally James (Author), Peter D Ashton (Author), Ricardo DeMarco (Author), William Castro Borges (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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The schistosome esophagus is divided into anterior and posterior compartments, each surrounded by a dense cluster of gland cell bodies, the source of distinct secretory vesicles discharged into the lumen to initiate the processing of ingested blood. Erythrocytes are lysed in the lumen, leucocytes ar...