The immunomodulatory factors of bloodfeeding arthropod saliva

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 319-331

  Gillespie, R Dean ^a   Mbow, M Lamine ^a   Titus, Richard G ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropods ectoparasites; Immunomodulation; Parasites; Salivary glands saliva

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; VACCINE;

ARTHROPOD; IMMUNOMODULATION; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODIDAE; REVIEW; SALIVA;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; INSECT VECTORS; IXODES; LEISHMANIASIS; PSYCHODIDAE; SALIVA; VACCINES;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; IXODIDAE; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034046934     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2000.00309.x     Document Type: Review

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