Molecular and expression analysis of a family of the Amblyomma americanum tick Lospins

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 3188-3198

  Mulenga, Albert ^a   Khumthong, Rabuesak ^a   Blandon, Maria A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum; Serine proteinase inhibitors (serpin); Tick physiology glycosaminoglycan (GAG) binding site; Tick vaccine

Indexed keywords

RNA; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TICK;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IXODIDAE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA; SERPINS;

AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; IXODIDA;

EID: 35648933969     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.006494     Document Type: Article

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