The tick plasma lectin, Dorin M, is a fibrinogen-related molecule

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 291-299

  Rego, Ryan O M ^a   Kovář, Vojtěch ^a   Kopáček, Petr ^a   Weise, Christoph ^b   Man, Petr ^c   Šauman, Ivo ^d   Grubhoffer, Libor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Arthropod immunity; Dorin M; Fibrinogen related molecule; Hemocyte; Lectin; Non self recognition; Ornithodoros moubata; Soft tick

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; LIMULUS; MEROSTOMATA; ORNITHODOROS MOUBATA; TACHYPLEUS TRIDENTATUS;

EID: 33645074927     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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