Presence of Calreticulin in Vector Fleas (Siphonaptera)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 482-489

  Jaworski, Deborah C ^a,b   Higgins, James A ^a   Radulovic, Suzana ^a   Vaughan, Jefferson A ^c   Azad, Abdu F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antithrombosis; Arthropod; Blood feeding; Calreticulin; Flea; Siphonaptera

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; IXODIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); XENOPSYLLA CHEOPIS;

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALRETICULIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; FLEA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CALRETICULIN; CATS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; FLEAS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; INSECT VECTORS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0030139652     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.3.482     Document Type: Article

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