FIGURE 43.8.. Structures of glycans found in parasitic helminths, including Schistosoma mansoni and Haemonchus contortus.

FIGURE 43.8.

Structures of glycans found in parasitic helminths, including Schistosoma mansoni and Haemonchus contortus. The antigens are indicated by the structures within the brackets. (LDN) LacdiNAc; (Lex) Lewis x; (CAA) circulating anodic antigen; (F-) fucosylated; (DF-) difucosylated.

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