title: The secret(ion) life of worms.
abstract: Tandem mass spectrographic analysis of the secreted proteins of plant- and human-parasitic nematodes reveals molecular similarities that reflect the shared need to counter host defenses.
authors.affiliation: Center for the Biology of Nematode Parasitism, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA. david_bird@ncsu.edu
authors.forename: David McK
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Opperman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015801:Helminth Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D009348:Nematoda / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D040901:Proteomics
chemical_list: D015801:Helminth Proteins