Vitellogenin and ecdysteroid titers in Ixodes scapularis during vitellogenesis

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 559-563

  James, A M ^a   Zhu, X X ^a,b   Oliver Jr , J H ^a,c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECDYSTEROID; JUVENILE HORMONE; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FAT BODY; FEEDING; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IXODES; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; SHEEP; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EATING; ECDYSTEROIDS; EGG PROTEINS; FAT BODY; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNE SERA; INSECT HORMONES; IXODES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OVIPOSITION; RABBITS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SHEEP; STEROIDS; VITELLOGENESIS; VITELLOGENINS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; IXODES; IXODES SCAPULARIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030848923     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284224     Document Type: Article

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