A novel inhibitor of factor X activation from the salivary glands of the bed bug Cimex lectularius

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 184-190

  Valenzuela, Jesus G ^a   Guimaraes, Jorge A ^a,b   Ribeiro, José M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anticlotting; Cimex lectularius.; factor X; feeding; hematophagy; salivary glands

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT PROTEIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9A; THROMBOPLASTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CIMEX; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SALIVARY GLAND; THROMBOPLASTIN TIME;

ANIMALIA; CIMEX; CIMEX LECTULARIUS;

EID: 0030198476     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1996.0065     Document Type: Article

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