Microexon gene transcriptional profiles and evolution provide insights into blood processing by the Schistosoma japonicum esophagus.

• Main Authors: Xiao-Hong Li (Author), Ricardo DeMarco (Author), Leandro X Neves (Author), Sally R James (Author), Katherine Newling (Author), Peter D Ashton (Author), Jian-Ping Cao (Author), R Alan Wilson (Author), William Castro-Borges (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Adult schistosomes have a well-developed alimentary tract comprising an oral sucker around the mouth, a short esophagus and a blind ending gut. The esophagus is not simply a muscular tube for conducting blood from the mouth to gut but is divided into compartments, surrounded by anterior and posterio...