Brasiliensin: A novel intestinal thrombin inhibitor from Triatoma brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) with an important role in blood intake

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1351-1358

  Araujo, R N ^a   Campos, I T N ^b   Tanaka, A S ^b   Santos, A ^a   Gontijo, N F ^a   Lehane, M J ^c   Pereira, M H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brasiliensin; Feeding efficiency; Intestinal anti coagulant; RNA interference; Thrombin inhibitor; Triatoma brasiliensis; Triatomine

Indexed keywords

BRASILIENSIN; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; THROMBIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLOOD; COAGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INHIBITOR; INSECT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEMIPTERA; NONHUMAN; NYMPH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REDUVIIDAE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SYNTHESIS; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA BRASILIENSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; CRICETINAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INSECT PROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THROMBIN; TRIATOMA;

CRICETINAE; HEMIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 34548092050     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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