A reassessment of argasid tick salivary gland ultrastructure from an immuno-cytochemical perspective

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 119-129

  Mans, Ben J ^a   Venter, Jacobus D ^a   Coons, Lewis B ^b   Louw, Abraham I ^a   Neitz, Albert W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti hemostatic; Salivary gland; Tick; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

APYRASE; INSECT PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SALIVA PROTEIN; SAVIGNYGRIN PROTEIN, ORNITHODOROS SAVIGNYI;

TICK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; SALIVARY GLAND; TICK; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; APYRASE; ARGASIDAE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSECT PROTEINS; PROTEINS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SALIVARY PROTEINS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; IXODIDA; ORNITHODOROS; ORNITHODOROS SAVIGNYI;

EID: 4043056702     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:APPA.0000030012.47964.b3     Document Type: Article

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