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The Schistosome Oesophageal Gland: Initiator of Blood Processing

• Xiao-Hong Li ,

  * E-mail: li.xiaohong@york.ac.uk

  Affiliations National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Parasitology and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, Centre for Immunology and Infection, Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom

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• William de Castro-Borges,

  Affiliation Laboratório de Enzimologia e Proteômica, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Biológicas – ICEB, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas – DECBI, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brasil

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• Sophie Parker-Manuel,

  Affiliation Centre for Immunology and Infection, Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom

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• Gillian M. Vance,

  Affiliation Centre for Immunology and Infection, Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom

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• Ricardo DeMarco,

  Affiliation Departamento de Física e Informática, Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

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• Leandro X. Neves,

  Affiliation Laboratório de Enzimologia e Proteômica, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Biológicas – ICEB, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas – DECBI, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brasil

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• Gareth J. O. Evans,

  Affiliation Centre for Immunology and Infection, Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom

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• R. Alan Wilson

  Affiliation Centre for Immunology and Infection, Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom

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