Effects of an Onchocerca-derived cysteine protease inhibitor on microfilariae in their simuliid vector

Parasitology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 305-310

  Klager S L ^a   Hagen, H E ^b   Bradley, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Filariasis; Insect immunity; Onchocystatin

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; ONCHOCYSTATIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLY; MICROFILARIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE VECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECT VECTORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0033032927     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182098003795     Document Type: Article

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