An aquaporin-like protein from the ovaries and gut of American dog tick (acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-74

  Holmes, Steven P ^a,b   Li, Dimin ^b   Ceraul, Shane M ^b   Azad, Abdu F ^b  

^a Naval Facilities Engineering Command   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Dermacentor variabilis; Ovary; Tick

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; OVARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TICK; XENOPUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSECT PROTEINS; IXODIDAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYTES; OVARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; XENOPUS;

ACARI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 38949130766     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[68:AAPFTO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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