Correlative and dynamic imaging of the hatching biology of Schistosoma japonicum from eggs prepared by high pressure freezing.

• Main Authors: Malcolm K Jones (Author), Sze How Bong (Author), Kathryn M Green (Author), Philadelphia Holmes (Author), Mary Duke (Author), Alex Loukas (Author), Donald P McManus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Schistosome eggs must traverse tissues of the intestine or bladder to escape the human host and further the life cycle. Escape from host tissues is facilitated by secretion of immuno-reactive molecules by eggs and the formation of an intense strong granulomatous response by the host whic...