Characterization of an Immunosuppressant Protein from Dermacentor andersoni (Acari: Ixodidae) Salivary Glands

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 505-509

  Bergman, Douglas K ^a   Ramachandra, Rangappa N ^a,b   Wikel, Stephen K ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fort Dodge Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Concanavalin A; Dermacentor andersoni; Immunosuppressant protein; Salivary gland; T lymphocytes; Tick

Indexed keywords

ACARI; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR ANDERSONI; IXODIDAE; MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; SALIVARY GLAND;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEINS; SALIVARY GLANDS;

EID: 0032113893     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.4.505     Document Type: Article

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