Quantification of vitellogenesis and its control by 20-hydroxyecdysone in the ixodid tick, Amblyomma hebraeum

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 773-782

  Friesen, Kevin J ^a   Reuben Kaufman, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

20 hydroxyecdysone; Amblyomma; Ixodid ticks; Vitellogenesis; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ECDYSTERONE; VITELLOGENIN;

TICK;

AMBLYOMMA; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; VITELLOGENESIS;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA HEBRAEUM; IXODIDA;

EID: 0036695531     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(02)00107-5     Document Type: Article

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