Antihemostatic activity in salivary glands of the human body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus (Anoplura: Pediculidae)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 1083-1087

  Mumcuoglu, K Y ^a   Galun, R ^a   Kaminchik, Y ^b   Panet, A ^b   Levanon, A ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Bio Technology General Israel Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apyrase; FXa inhibitor; Pediculus humanus humanus; Salivary glands; Thrombin inhibitor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030288561     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(96)00059-5     Document Type: Article

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