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RNAi-altered gene expression in larval schistosomes.
Confocal fluorescence micrograph of two in vitro-derived primary sporocysts of
Schistosoma mansoni showing the somatic distribution of
immunoreactive elongation factor 1a (EF1a) protein (green). Larvae are
counterstained for actin (red) and DNA (blue) using Alexa-phalloidin and Hoechst
dye, respectively. EF1a was one of 32 genes selected for larval phenotypic
profiling by RNA interference (see article by de Moraes
Mourão, et al. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000502).
Image Credit: M. de Moraes Mourão, N. Dinguirard. Image was
captured using a Nikon Eclipse TE2000 epifluorescent microscope equipped
with a Bio-Rad Radiance 2100 MP Rainbow confocal imaging system (Keck
Laboratory for Biological Imaging, University of Wisconsin).
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