Salivary heme proteins distinguish Rhodnius prolixus from Rhodnius robustus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)

Acta Tropica

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 285-291

  Soares, R P P ^a   Gontijo, N F ^a   Romanha, A J ^b   Diotaiuti, L ^b   Pereira, M H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Heme proteins; Interpopulation variability; R. prolixus; R. robustus; Saliva; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

HEMOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEMIPTERA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHORESIS, STARCH GEL; HEMEPROTEINS; HONDURAS; PHENOTYPE; RHODNIUS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HEMIPTERA; REDUVIIDAE; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; RHODNIUS ROBUSTUS; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 0031733968     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(98)00065-5     Document Type: Article

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