Pathogenicity ofTrichobilharziaspp. for Vertebrates

Pathogenicity of Trichobilharzia spp. for Vertebrates

Bird schistosomes, besides being responsible for bird schistosomiasis, are known as causative agents of cercarial dermatitis. Cercarial dermatitis develops after repeated contact with cercariae, mainly of the genus Trichobilharzia, and was described as a type I, immediate hypersensitivity response, followed by a late phase reaction. The immune response is Th2 polarized. Primary infection leads ...

Erratum to “Pathogenicity of Trichobilharzia spp. for Vertebrates”

Copyright © 2013 L. Lichtenbergová and P. Horák. is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Evolution of nociception in vertebrates: comparative analysis of lower vertebrates.

Nociception is an important sensory system of major fundamental and clinical relevance. The nociceptive system of higher vertebrates is well studied with a wealth of information about nociceptor properties, involvement of the central nervous system and the in vivo responses to a noxious experience are already characterised. However, relatively little is known about nociception in lower vertebra...

Transcriptomic signatures for ovulation in vertebrates.

The central roles of luteinizing hormone (LH), progestin and their receptors for initiating ovulation have been well established. However, signaling pathways and downstream targets such as proteases that are essential for the rupture of follicular cells are still unclear. Recently, we found anovulation in nuclear progestin receptor (Pgr) knockout (Pgr-KO) zebrafish, which offers a new model for...

Genome Banking for Vertebrates Wildlife Conservation