Serotonin-like immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of two ixodid tick species

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-278

  Hummel, Natalie A ^a,b   Li, Andrew Y ^a   Witt, Colleen M ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HT; 5 Hydroxytryptamine; Acari; Amblyomma americanum; Dermacentor albipictus; Synganglion

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; NEUROBIOTIN; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID; IMMUNOASSAY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; TICK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; TICK;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IXODIDAE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEURONS; SEROTONIN;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS; IXODIDA;

EID: 36849016399     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-007-9120-z     Document Type: Article

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