A novel, non-neuronal acetylcholinesterase of schistosome parasites is essential for definitive host infection

Schistosomes are long-lived parasitic worms that infect >200 million people globally. The intravascular life stages are known to display acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity internally as well as, somewhat surprisingly, on external tegumental membranes. Originally it was hypothesized that a s...

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Main Authors: Patrick J. Skelly, Akram A. Da’dara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1056469/full