Stimulating Neoblast-Like Cell Proliferation in Juvenile Fasciola hepatica Supports Growth and Progression towards the Adult Phenotype In Vitro.

• Main Authors: Paul McCusker (Author), Paul McVeigh (Author), Vignesh Rathinasamy (Author), Hayley Toet (Author), Erin McCammick (Author), Anna O'Connor (Author), Nikki J Marks (Author), Angela Mousley (Author), Gerard P Brennan (Author), David W Halton (Author), Terry W Spithill (Author), Aaron G Maule (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Fascioliasis (or fasciolosis) is a socioeconomically important parasitic disease caused by liver flukes of the genus Fasciola. Flukicide resistance has exposed the need for new drugs and/or a vaccine for liver fluke control. A rapidly improving 'molecular toolbox' for liver fluke encompass...