Bloodmeal digestion and Leishmania major infections in Phlebotomus duboscqi: Effect of carbohydrates inhibiting midgut lectin activity

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 281-286

  Volf, Petr ^a   Svobodova M ^a   Dvorakova E ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bloodmeal; Carbohydrates; Galactosamine; Heparin; Lectin activity; Leishmania major; Midgut; Phlebotomus duboscqi; Proteases; Sandfly; Vector competence

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSAMINE; HEPARIN; LECTIN; PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN;

CARBOHYDRATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHLEBOTOMUS; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FEMALE; GALACTOSAMINE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LECTINS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; PHLEBOTOMUS; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0034814011     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0269-283x.2001.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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