Salivary Gland Anticoagulants in Culicine and Anopheline Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 645-650

  Stark, Kenneth R ^a   James, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant; Mosquitoes; Salivary glands; Thrombin

Indexed keywords

CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; VERTEBRATA;

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A; THROMBIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULEX; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOSQUITO; SALIVARY GLAND;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANTICOAGULANTS; CULEX; CULICIDAE; FACTOR XA; FEMALE; HUMANS; SALIVARY GLANDS; THROMBIN;

EID: 0030187447     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.4.645     Document Type: Article

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