A novel phospholipase A2 activity in saliva of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (L.)

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-132

  Bowman, A S ^a   Gengler, C L ^a   Surdick, M R ^a   Zhu, K ^a   Essenberg, R C ^a   Sauer, J R ^a   Dillwith, J W ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPASE A; 1 O HEXADECYL 2 ARACHIDONYL SN GLYCERO 3 PHOSPHOCHOLINE; 1-O-HEXADECYL-2-ARACHIDONYL-SN-GLYCERO-3-PHOSPHOCHOLINE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CALCIUM; ETHER PHOSPHOLIPID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDING; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLAND; TICK; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PH; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CALCIUM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; PHOSPHOLIPID ETHERS; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLANDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TICKS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031240223     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1997.4201     Document Type: Article

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