Prostaglandin biosynthesis by salivary glands isolated from the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 255-261

  Pedibhotla, Venkat K ^a   Sauer, John R ^b   Stanley Samuelson, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; PG biosynthesis; PGH synthase

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; NAPROXEN; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FREEZING; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; SALIVARY GLAND; TICK; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

ANIMALS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FREEZING; INDOMETHACIN; NAPROXEN; PROSTAGLANDINS; PROTEINS; SALIVARY GLANDS; TICKS;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031104741     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(96)00094-X     Document Type: Article

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