Blood-feeding in mosquitoes: Probing time and salivary gland anti-haemostatic activities in representatives of three genera (Aedes, Anopheles, Culex)

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 142-148

  Ribeiro, J M C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Anopheles albimanus; Apyrase; Blood; Culex quinquefasciatus; Haematophagy; Haemostasis; Mosquito; Platelet; Pro bing; Saliva; Vasodilator

Indexed keywords

TISSUE EXTRACT;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CULEX; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MOSQUITO; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SALIVARY GLAND; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; TIME;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CHICKENS; CULEX; CULICIDAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; MICE; PLATELET AGGREGATION; RABBITS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES ALBIMANUS; AVES; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034048462     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2000.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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