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Transcription profiling of female Schistosoma mansoni from an unisexual infection of mice compared to worms from a mixed sex infection

ABSTRACT: In this study we describe the use of DNA microarrays to study the effect of sexual pairing of Schistosoma mansoni in the female gene expression. To accomplish this objective we compared female worms from unisexual infection with worms from mixed sex infection.

INSTRUMENT(S): Axon- GenePix4000B

ORGANISM(S): Schistosoma mansoni

SUBMITTER: Michael Waisberg

PROVIDER: E-MEXP-805 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Microarray analysis of gene expression induced by sexual contact in Schistosoma mansoni.

Waisberg Michael M Lobo Francisco P FP Cerqueira Gustavo C GC Passos Liana K J LK Carvalho Omar S OS Franco Glória R GR El-Sayed Najib M NM

BMC genomics 20070620

<h4>Background</h4>The parasitic trematode Schistosoma mansoni is one of the major causative agents of Schistosomiasis, a disease that affects approximately 200 million people, mostly in developing countries. Since much of the pathology is associated with eggs laid by the female worm, understanding the mechanisms involved in oogenesis and sexual maturation is an important step towards the discovery of new targets for effective drug therapy. It is known that the adult female worm only develops fu ...[more]

PMID: 17578584

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Transcription profiling of female Schistosoma mansoni from an unisexual infection of mice compared to worms from a mixed sex infection

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Microarray analysis of gene expression induced by sexual contact in Schistosoma mansoni.

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