aFold changes (FC) are expressed as the ratio of gene expression in schistosomes from water buffalo compared with schistosomes from yellow cattle; p<0.05, FDR <0.1. bMean -fold change in real-time PCR
Background The schistosome esophagus is divided into anterior and posterior compartments, each surrounded by a dense cluster of gland cell bodies, the source of distinct secretory vesicles discharged
