Molecular characterization of a myosin alkali light chain-like protein, a "concealed" antigen from the hard tick Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 140-149

  Gao, Jinliang ^a,c   Luo, Jianxun ^a   Fan, Ruiquan ^a   Guan, Guiquan ^a   Ren, Qiaoyun ^a   Ma, Miling ^a   Sugimoto, Chihiro ^b   Bai, Qi ^a   Yin, Hong ^a  

^a Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute   (China)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

"Concealed" antigen; Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis; Myosin alkali light chain (MLC); Tick

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MYOSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNIZATION; MALPIGHIAN TUBULE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVARY GLAND; TICK; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMAPHYSALIS QINGHAIENSIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34248680170     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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