Molecular individuality: Polymorphism of salivary gland proteins in three species of ixodid tick

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 969-975

  Wang, H ^a   Kaufman, W R ^b   Nuttall, P A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Molecular individuality; Polymorphism; Salivary glands; Ticks

Indexed keywords

SALIVA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALIVARY GLAND; TICK;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SALIVARY GLANDS; SALIVARY PROTEINS; TICKS;

EID: 0033493108     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006362929841     Document Type: Article

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