Haematophagous arthropod saliva and host defense system: A tale of tear and blood

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 665-693

  Andrade, Bruno B ^a,b   Teixeira, Clarissa R ^a,b   Barral, Aldina ^a,b,c   Barral Netto, Manoel ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c Inst de Investigacao em Imunologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bites; Hemostasis; Host; Infection; Saliva; Vector

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 31044439665     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 00013765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652005000400008     Document Type: Article

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