Cysteine proteases during larval migration and development of helminths in their final host.

• Main Authors: Alexandra Grote (Author), Conor R Caffrey (Author), Karina M Rebello (Author), David Smith (Author), John P Dalton (Author), Sara Lustigman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neglected tropical diseases caused by metazoan parasites are major public health concerns, and therefore, new methods for their control and elimination are needed. Research over the last 25 years has revealed the vital contribution of cysteine proteases to invasion of and migration by (larval) helmi...