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ArticleParasites & vectors2011

Insights into the functional biology of schistosomes.

Anthony John Walker

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Article in Parasites & vectors, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
35citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Schistosoma mansoni sarco/endoplasmic reticulum CaJournal of bioenergetics and biomembranes · 2020
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  10. Schistosomiasis-from immunopathology to vaccines.Seminars in immunopathology · 2020
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  13. Resistance ofJournal of parasitology research · 2020
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  18. Universal Stress Proteins as New Targets for Environmental and Therapeutic Interventions of Schistosomiasis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anthony John WalkerSchool of Life Sciences, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT12EE, UK. t.walker@kingston.ac.uk
Kingston University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The need to discover new treatments for human schistosomiasis has been an important driver for molecular research on schistosomes, a major breakthrough being the publication of the Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum genomes in 2009. This 'Primer' considers recent advances in the understanding of schistosome biology by providing a snapshot of selected areas of contemporary functional schistosome research, including that on the genome, the tegument, cell signalling and developmental biology, offering biologists a valuable insight into the life of these fascinating parasites at the basic and molecular level.

Indexed as

AnimalsGenome, HelminthHumansSchistosomaSchistosomiasisSignal Transduction

Identifiers

PMID22013990
PMCPMC3206467
OpenAlexW2025268916

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Registered trials

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