Fig. 1From: Evaluation of six novel antigens as potential biomarkers for the early immunodiagnosis of schistosomiasisDifferential expression profiles of the six novel antigens at different developmental stages of S. japonicum. Transcripts of the six antigens were detected by quantitative PCR at four life stages: cercaria, young worm (Young), adult worm (Adult) and egg. Data were analyzed according to 2−ΔΔCt method using GAPDH as the internal control for each sample. The-fold changes of gene transcriptional level in young worm, adult worm and egg were calculated relative to that of the cercaria. Data were expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. a Expression profile of SjSP-13. b Expression profile of SjSP-23. c Expression profile of SjSP-160. d Expression profile of SjSP-164. e Expression profile of SjSP-189. f Expression profile of SjSP-216Back to article page