Cockroach allatostatin-like immunoreactivity in the synganglion of the American dog tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1005-1013

  Zhu, X X ^a   Oliver Jr , J H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allatostatin; Dermacentor variabilis; Immunocytochemistry; Synganglion; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ALLATOSTATIN; NEUROPEPTIDE;

TICK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; GANGLION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROPEPTIDES;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; BLATTARIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; DIPLOPTERA PUNCTATA; INVERTEBRATA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 0035779743     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020664211999     Document Type: Article

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